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Title: Africa from Cape Correntes to Juba Islands including Madagascar, Comoro, Zanzibar Ids & c. by Order of the Right Honble the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty under the direction of Capt. W. F. W. Owens from 1822 - 1826
Subject: Eastern Africa
Description: Sheet V., London. Hydrographical Office
Identifier: islandora:25766

Title: A Map of the Eastern Watershed of the Kibali - Makua - Welle - Obangi, from the itineraries of Dr. W. Junker & Major Casati
Subject: Central Africa
Description: London. Frederick Warner & Co
Identifier: islandora:25588

Title: Africa corrected from observations of Mess. of ye Royal Societies at London and Paris
Subject: Africa
Description: Parts of the cartouche appear in other maps. Left side of the cartouche is similar to Pieter van der Aa's map (see NOR 0070). While the figure on the right side is identical to Senex's map, see NOR 0069. Inset: Instruments used in map making. Scenes of cannibalism., London. Price, Charles, fl. 1680-1720
Identifier: islandora:25769

Title: Calabar and Bonny Rivers. From an Original Survey by Capt. William Newton, Late of the Port of Bristol, communicated by Mr Pocock
Subject: Western Africa
Description: Guide to the west coast estuaries." Numerous soundings, bars and breakers are stated. The interior indicates places such as, Rough Corner, Yam Town and an English burial-place. Title across the top: Western Coast of Africa. Illustrative Chart 1., London. Cadell & Davies
Identifier: islandora:25290

Title: Fishing from a dugout canoe
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, San, indigenous, river, boat, men, fishing, Kxoe (African people)--Fishing--Okavango River, San (African people)--Fishing--Okavango River, Rivers--Botswana, Dugout canoes--Okavango River, Okavango River ; Botswana
Identifier: islandora:12279

Title: A new and accurate map of Negroland and the Adjacent Countries; also Upper Guinea showing the principal European Settlements, and distinguishing those belonging to England, Denmark and Holland. The Sea Coast and some of the Rivers being drawn from Su
Subject: Western Africa
Description: "Includes the Gold, Tooth, Grain and Slave Coasts of West Africa." Prime meridian through London. Bottom left: No. 56., London. Bowen, Emanuel, d. 1767
Identifier: islandora:25328

Title: Route of the Trek Boers from Pretoria to the Cunene River, 1875 to 1879
Subject: Afrikaners -- Migrations -- Maps., Africa, Southern -- Maps.
Description: The map shows the route taken by the Trek Boers from Pretoria in the south-east, along the Limpopo River, through tsetse fly country, along the Okavango River, past Kokoa, the Etosha Pans and Rust Plaats to the Cunene River in the north-west., Bar scale given in English miles., Map torn along the sides and badly foxed.
Identifier: islandora:19680

Title: South Africa Compiled from the M.S. Maps in the Colonial Office
Subject: Southern Africa
Description: Insets of Environs of the Cape district, District of George, Environs of Graham-Town and Cape-Town., London. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Identifier: islandora:25313

Title: A Plan of Table Bay with the Road of the Cape of Good Hope, from the Dutch Survey, Published by Johannes van Keulen
Subject: Africa - Table Bay
Description: Also published in 1794, by Laurie and Whittle. A compass rose radiates numerous rhumb lines. Inset: South View of the Cape engraved by Abbe de la Caille. Top right: No. 3., London. Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)
Identifier: islandora:25473

Title: A Plan of Table Bay, with the Road of the Cape of Good Hope, from the Dutch Survey, Published by Johannes van Keulen
Subject: Africa - Table Bay
Description: Almost identical map to NOR 0269, slightly larger and cartouche. Also published in 1794, by Laurie and Whittle. A compass rose radiates numerous rhumb lines. Inset: South View of the Cape engraved by Abbe de la Caille. Top right: No. 3., London. Robert Laurie and James Whittle
Identifier: islandora:25750

Title: [Depicts Africa from the Mediterranean to The Cape, excluding West Africa]
Subject: Africa
Description: Pigafetta's depiction of the origin of the Nile is an important landmark in the historical cartography of the Nile water basin, completely changing the traditional Ptolemaic concept. Dedicated to Antonio Miglioni Vescovo S. Marco., Rome. Pigafetta, Filippo, 1533-1604
Identifier: islandora:25261

Title: Africa with the discoveries to May 1858 of Livingstone, Barth, Vogel and the Chadda expedition from documents in possession of the Royal Geographical Society
Subject: Africa
Description: Map based on exploration of Livingstone and Barth. Insets: Cape Verde Islands, Delta of the Niger, Cape Colony and Mauritius. Right hand side (top and bottom): 64; Prime meridian through Greenwich., Edinburgh. A. Fullarton & Co.
Identifier: islandora:25378

Title: A New map of Africa from the latest Observations
Subject: Africa
Description: The cartouche includes a shield, which is surrounded by a dragon, two pyramids, two male figures, a lion and a snake. Dedicated to the Marquis of Annandale; Prime meridian through London., London. Senex, John, d. 1740
Identifier: islandora:25387

Title: Fishing from a dugout canoe
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, San, indigenous, river, boat, men, fishing, Kxoe (African people)--Fishing--Okavango River, San (African people)--Fishing--Okavango River, Rivers--Botswana, Dugout canoes--Okavango River, Okavango River ; Botswana
Identifier: islandora:12278

Title: A chart of the Western part of the East Indies with all the Adjacent Islands from Cape Bona Esperanca to the Island of Ceylon
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: Companion chart (see NOR 0277). Originally published by John Seller. Two compass roses radiate rhumb lines., London. R. Mount & T. Page (Firm)
Identifier: islandora:25337

Title: Egypt with part of Arabia and Palestine. Compiled from the draughts of the Scientific Institute established at Cairo 1800
Subject: Northern Africa
Description: Shows the routes of several generals, such as General Bonaparte in the years 1798 and 1799; Prime meridian through London., London. Robert Laurie and James Whittle
Identifier: islandora:25388

Title: A Chart of Guinea Describing the Seacoast from Cape de Verde to Cape Bona Esperanca
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: The chart appears in the English Pilot and the Altas Maritime (1675). A compass rose radiates rhumb lines., London. Seller, John, fl. 1658-1698
Identifier: islandora:25438

Title: The Bay of Algoa on the South Coast of Africa; Plan of Mossel Bay on the South Coast of Africa; Plan of Flesh Bay or Bay St. Bras on the South Coast of Africa; from van Keulen
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: Three sea charts includes soundings and rhumb lines of the South Coast of Africa. Bottom right: No. 4., London. Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)
Identifier: islandora:25444

Title: (1) A Map of the River Gambia from its Mouth to Eropina by Capt. John Leach in 1732 -- (2) ... Gambia from Eropina to Barra Kunda ... 1732
Subject: Western Africa
Description: 2 sheets. 4 insets: 2 insects ( large unusual winged ), 1 ant of natural bigness, 1 anthill or Pismires nest; Pl. 149, No. 87, vol. 2, p. 356.
Identifier: islandora:25542

Title: The Western Coast of Africa from Cape Blanco to Cape Virga, Exhibiting Senigambia Proper
Subject: Western Africa
Description: Note: "This map is copied from an original drawn by Mons. d'Anville at the expense of the French East India Company and published at Paris in 1751. But since the Peace of 1762 that Map has been supressed. The Country through which the R. Senegal runs has been improved & corrected from a large & curious survey of the river found in the fort of Senegal"; Prime meridian through Ferro Island., London. Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Identifier: islandora:25574

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