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Title: Le pays des Hottentots aux environs du Cap de Bonne Esperance
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Map depicts the coast from St Helena Bay to Mossel Bay and the corresponding area inland., Relief shown pictorially., Text is in French and Dutch., "J. v. Schley direx.", "Lieues Marines de France et d'Angleterre de 20 au Degré." "Lieues d'Allemagne de 15 au Degré.", UCT Libraries hold 2 copies. One copy (566a) is hand coloured; one copy (566b) is uncoloured.
Identifier: islandora:19708

Title: Karte vom Süd-Ende Afrika's und dem Cap-Colonie-Lande
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Maps., South Africa--Maps, , ,
Description: Map of South Africa and the Cape Colony. The map shows districts, towns, villages, roads, rivers and mountains. The map also indicates the routes taken by Henry Lichtenstein and John Campbell. An inset map depicts the cape peninsula and False Bay. Scale not given.
Identifier: islandora:30097

Title: Graham's Town and the outposts with their bearings and distances
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps., Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: South Eastern Cape districts showing Somerset [East], Uitenhage, Albany (Grahamstown, Salem, Bathurst, Post Retief), Victoria (Fort Beaufort, Fort Peddie), King William's Town, and the Great Fish River. Wyld's map features towns, forts and posts with distances between them as well as rivers and mountains.
Identifier: islandora:19526

Title: Übersicht der Trigonometrischen & Nautischen aufnehmen in Kaplande bis 1867--[cartographic material]
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Maps., Nautical charts--South Africa--Cape of Good Hope.
Description: Trigonometrical and navigational map of the southern portion of the Cape of Good Hope showing the southern African coast from St Helena Bay, Saldanha Bay and False Bay in the south and west to Cape Morgan in the east and the Compassberg in the north., Relief shown by spot heights. Depths shown by contours and soundings., Projection not given. Bar scale in German miles., Inset: Südliches Ende der Agulhas Bank [the southern end of the Agulhas Bank]., Appears in Mittheilungen aus Justus Perthes' geographischer Anstalt über wichtige neue Erforschungen auf dem Gesammtgebiete der Geographie / von A. Petermann. Gotha : Justus Perthes, 1868.
Identifier: islandora:19590

Title: Map to accompany report on authorized extension of railway system
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Cape of Good Hope--Maps, ,
Description: A map of northern and eastern parts of the Cape Colony showing an authorised and alternative railway extension from Cradock to Colesberg, joining the authorised and alternative extension from Beaufort West to Hope Town, with towns and other place names, district boundaries, mountains and rivers. Relief shown by hachures. Some colour. No scale given.
Identifier: islandora:25116

Title: Union of South Africa, south western sheet
Subject: South Africa--Description and travel--Maps, Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing the south western part of South Africa, with Cape of Good Hope, districts, towns and villages, names of places, provincial boundaries, railways, roads, and rivers. Scale: 15.77 miles = 1 inch. No projection given.
Identifier: islandora:29930

Title: Sketch of the Territories on the Vaal River to accompany the Award of His Excellency R.W. Keate Esqre Lieut. Governor of Natal in the arbitration between the S.A. Republic & the Batlapin Baralong & Bangoakelze Native tribes and Nicholas Waterboer, paramount Chief of Griqualand West. Appendix map III
Subject: Africans--South Africa--Cape of Good Hope--Administration--Maps, Africans--South Africa--Transvaal--Administration--Maps, Griqualand West (South Africa)--Maps, , ,
Description: Map showing boundaries of territories of the Griqua, the Barolong, Bangoaletze and Batlapin tribes, with rivers and some relief shown by hachures. Some colour. Scale 1/8 inch to 10 miles.
Identifier: islandora:25143

Title: Carta geografica del Capo di Buona Speranza
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: The map spans the area from Saldanha Bay to False Bay and shows land cultivated by the Dutch East India Company (with Italian versions of the names of many of the early farmers), sweet water wells, salt pans, woods, rivers and sailing ships off the West Coast. The map indicates "Isola di Robbi" (Robben Island) and "Isola de Daini" (Dassen Island), routes to the homesteads of indigenous peoples and the real or imagined location of "Elefanti", "Tigri" and "Rinoceri". Included is a detailed, ornamental, coloured cartouche depicting an elephant, a rhinoceros, people building a hut with wood and grass, trees, ships at anchor and mountains across the bay., Relief shown pictorially., Appears in: Atlante novissimo che contiene tutti le parti del mondo / Guillaume de l'Isle. Venice : Presso Giambatista Albrizzi, 1740-1750., "Scala di Miglia 15 Italiane 60 in un grado"., Restored and hinged between acid-free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19706

Title: Le Pays des Hottentots aux environs du Cap de Bonne Espérance
Subject: South Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Shows coast from St Helena Bay to Mossel Bay and corresponding area inland., Relief shown pictorially., Text in French., Bottom left of map: "Tome V. in 4o. No. 5"; bottom right of map: "Tome 3. in 8o Page 391"., Scale in English, French and German leagues., UCT Libraries hold 3 copies of this map. One copy (425a) is hand coloured. One copy (425c) does not have the statement "Tome V. in 4o. No. 5" at bottom left of map.
Identifier: islandora:19703

Title: Le Pays des Hottentots aux environs du Cap de Bonne Espérance
Subject: South Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Shows coast from St Helena Bay to Mossel Bay and corresponding area inland., Relief shown pictorially., Text in French., Bottom left of map: "Tome V. in 4o. No. 5"; bottom right of map: "Tome 3. in 8o Page 391"., Scale in English, French and German leagues., UCT Libraries hold 3 copies of this map. One copy (425a) is hand coloured. One copy (425c) does not have the statement "Tome V. in 4o. No. 5" at bottom left of map.
Identifier: islandora:19704

Title: Le Pays des Hottentots aux environs du Cap de Bonne Espérance
Subject: South Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Shows coast from St Helena Bay to Mossel Bay and corresponding area inland., Relief shown pictorially., Text in French., Bottom left of map: "Tome V. in 4o. No. 5"; bottom right of map: "Tome 3. in 8o Page 391"., Scale in English, French and German leagues., UCT Libraries hold 3 copies of this map. One copy (425a) is hand coloured. One copy (425c) does not have the statement "Tome V. in 4o. No. 5" at bottom left of map.
Identifier: islandora:19705

Title: Plan of that portion of the demarcated Zitzikamma forests situated between the Storms River and Blaauw Kranz River in the Division of Humansdorp
Subject: Tsitsikamma (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Plan of the Tsitsikamma Forest showing different forest areas. The plan also gives cadastral details with farm lot numbers, a table of co-ordinates, a table of connections and areas of forests. Included on the table of co-ordinates is a list of areas of farm lots which have to be deducted from the demarcated figure. A note on the plan indicates the portions of forest which have been opened for felling., Lithographed in the Surveyor General's Office., The map has been badly torn and damaged. Some text is missing and there are substantial tears along the folds.
Identifier: islandora:19602

Title: Sketch of the Territories on the Vaal River to accompany the Award of His Excellency R.W. Keate Esqre Lieut. Governor of Natal in the arbitration between the S.A. Republic & the Batlapin Baralong & Bangoakelze Native tribes and Nicholas Waterboer, paramount Chief of Griqualand West. Appendix map III
Subject: Africans--South Africa--Cape of Good Hope--Administration--Maps, Africans--South Africa--Transvaal--Administration--Maps, Griqualand West (South Africa)--Maps, , ,
Description: Map showing boundaries of territories of the Griqua, the Barolong, Bangoaletze and Batlapin tribes, with rivers and some relief shown by hachures. Some colour. Scale 1/8 inch to 10 miles.
Identifier: islandora:29804

Title: Le pays des Hottentots aux environs du Cap de Bonne Esperance
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Map depicts the coast from St Helena Bay to Mossel Bay and the corresponding area inland., Relief shown pictorially., Text is in French and Dutch., "J. v. Schley direx.", "Lieues Marines de France et d'Angleterre de 20 au Degré." "Lieues d'Allemagne de 15 au Degré.", UCT Libraries hold 2 copies. One copy (566a) is hand coloured; one copy (566b) is uncoloured.
Identifier: islandora:19709

Title: Sketch of British Kaffraria
Subject: Kaffraria-- History--Maps, Xhosa (African people)--Colonisation--South Africa --Cape of Good Hope, Great Britain--Colonies--Administration--History--19th Century,
Description: Map showing British Kaffraria, with royal reserve, rivers, and names of places. Coloured. Scale 25 Miles to 3 Inches.
Identifier: islandora:30033

Title: Wreck of Windsor Castle
Subject: Shipwrecks -- South Africa -- Cape Town., Nautical charts -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Marine chart showing where the Windsor Castle, a 2,672 ton steamer, was wrecked off Dassen Island on 19 October 1876. This chart was specially prepared for the Standard and Mail newspaper. In addition to the site of the wreck, the map shows Camps Bay, Green Point, Mouille Point, the Cape Town docks, Observatory, the Salt River and Riet Vlei, Whale Rock, Robben Island, Blaauwberg and Blaauwberg River, Melkbosch Point, Seal Cove, Matroos Bay and Point, Buffels River, Bok River, Bok Point, Jacob's Cove, Gans Kraal Farm, Black Rock, Moeder River, Darling, Rondeberg, Ijzer Fontein Point, Rondeberg Breaker, and Dassen Island with Roaring Sister, South Rock, South West Breakers, West Ledge, The Triangles, Boom Point and Waterloo Bay., Depths shown by soundings., Projection not given. Map shows a variation of 29°50' between magnetic north and true north., Saul Solomon & Co.
Identifier: islandora:19685

Title: Nieuwe Naaukeurige Land-en Zee-Kaart, van het voornaamste Gedeelte der Kaffersche Kust, Begrypende de Sardanje-Bay en de Caap de Bonne Esperanca met alle des Zelfs Plantazien
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Bar scale on map given in Dutch and French miles., Publisher's advertisement offering a facsimile of Nieuwe Naaukeurige Land-en Zee-Kaart, van het voornaamste Gedeelte der Kaffersche Kust, Begrypende de Sardanje-Bay en de Caap de Bonne Esperanca met alle des Zelfs Plantazien. The original map was included in an atlas compiled by Ottens consisting of 835 maps by various cartographers all dated between 1641 and 1729. The date of this individual map is given as between 1688 and 1702., English translation of the title: "New and accurate map and sea chart of the Cape coast from Saldanha Bay to the Cape of Good Hope"., Dutch, Latin and English text., Title across top of map: Nova et Accurata Tabula Promontorii Bonae Spei vulgo Cabo de Bona Esperanca., Norwich maintains that although Ottens is widely associated with this map because it is listed in an atlas compiled by him, it was neither drawn nor published by him personally., The map gives the location of property owned by early Dutch settlers with names of owners.
Identifier: islandora:19722

Title: South Africa
Subject: South Africa -- Maps., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., George Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Grahamstown Region (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Map of southern Africa from Angra Pequena in the north west, round the Cape of Good Hope in the south, to Delagoa Bay in the north east. The map shows bays, mountains, drifts, places where eland could be found, farms, springs or wells, kloofs, cliffs, passes or poorts, hills, kraals, mission stations, rivers, ports, valleys and woods. Fiscal divisions are outlined in different colours. Population figures for the fiscal divisions have been added by hand., Relief shown by hachures., Four inset maps: Environs of the Cape -- District of George -- Environs of Graham-Town -- Cape Town from Greig's Almanac. Scale [ca. 1:27 338].
Identifier: islandora:19522

Title: Delineatio sinus illius, quem Hollandi mensalem, sua lingua Taffel Baje, nominarunt
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: The map shows Table Bay with three sailing ships, Tafelberg (Table Mountain), "C. de Bonesperance" and an inlet named Aquada de Sadeyne. The engraver includes depictions of men hunting with bows and arrows, animals, huts and trees. He also depicts two men in a small boat in the Indian Ocean. The engraver has populated the ocean with monster fish and mythical sea creatures., Name of cartographic publisher (Johann Theodor de Bry) and publishing details from British Library website., Probably appeared in: Indiæ Orientalis., Projection not given. Coordinates not given., "III."--Centre top of sheet. "IV.DELI"--Bottom right-hand corner of sheet.
Identifier: islandora:19723

Title: Algemeene kaart van de Colonie de Kaap de Goede Hoop, ontworpen volgens de naauwkeurigste berekeningen van de afstanden der plaatsen, en menigvuldige waarnemingen van breedte, gedaan op eene reis door deze landstreek, in de jaaren 1797 en 1798
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Map of the Cape Colony showing distances between various places. Shows Colony divided into Districts. Based on observations of John Barrow during a journey in the area during 1797 and 1798., "Schaal van Enelsche Mylen"., Hand-coloured., Restored and placed between acid-free boards., This map has been digitised.
Identifier: islandora:19654

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