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Title: Views of Cape Town and vicinity
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Pictorial works.
Description: Three sketches: View from the road to Stellenbosch; View from the waste behind Dr Lieschings villa; View of the mountains, on entering Table Bay., The views include numbered and labelled topographical features including Devil's Hill [Peak], Lion's Head, Lion's Rump, Cape Town, Table Bay, Table Mountain, "Van Kamp's Bay" (Camp's Bay) and the mountains in the Stellenbosch region., Printed sketches extracted from Christian Ignatius Latrobe, A journal of a visit to South Africa, in 1815, and 1816. With some account of the missionary settlements of the United Brethren, near the Cape of Good Hope (London : L.B. Seeley, 1818)., Restored and hinged between acid-free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19749

Title: The Dutch colony of the Cape of Good Hope
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: 2nd ed. corrected December 1st 1795., Map shows the area from Klipping Eyland to Caap Falso with the Draakenstein mountains as the eastern boundary. Map also depicts the locations of several early settlers, the topography of the Cape Peninsula and hinterland, as well as villages, fountains, roads, river crossings and depth soundings in major bays., Scale in British miles, Dutch miles and nautical leagues.
Identifier: islandora:19545

Title: A new chart of the southern coast of Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to Dalagoa [sic] Bay, including the Bank of Cape Agulhas, its soundings, currents, within and without &c.
Subject: Shipwrecks -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope -- History -- 18th century., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Cape Agulhas (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Cape Town (South Africa) -- Pictorial works.
Description: Map shows detailed soundings and other hydrographic information along the Cape coast. Map includes an engraving of "A view of the Cape of Good Hope" showing elevations of Table Mountain ("The Table"), "Devils Burg", "the Sugar Loaf" and "Lyon's Rump". Also depicted are houses and other buildings on the slopes of the mountain and a small rowing boat heading for harbour., "Drawn chiefly from the Papers of Mr Gerard De Ruyter., Captain of the Port at the Cape of Good Hope; with the track of the Worcester, Capt. Hall in 1786.", Extract from note on map: "On Thursday the 17th of July 1755, about a quarter before one in the morning, the Doddington outward bound East Indiaman struck on a rock about 3 leagues from the Main of Africa ... Judging they were on the Madagascar shore, and the passage open, they bore away to the Northward. The time they were lost they saw the breakers and in less than a quarter of an hour went all to pieces ...", This copy of the map is defective and the sections north of 28 degrees 5 minutes and east of 32 degrees are missing. Only the final line of the cartouche is visible. Only the lower portions of the two inset maps ("A Plan of Saldhanha Bay geometrically surveyed in 1752", and, "A Plan of Dalagoa Bay called by the Portuguese Bahia de Lorenzo Marques, and by the French Baye du St. Espirit" remain., Restored and placed between acid-free boards., Robert Laurie and James Whittle.
Identifier: islandora:19655

Title: Table Bay and Cape Town, from the foot of Table Mountain
Subject: Table Bay (South Africa)--Pictorial works, Cape Town (South Africa)--Pictorial works, South Africa--In art
Description: Shows Cape Town and Table Bay beyond, from a vantage point on Table Mountain. There is shipping in Table Bay and Bloubergstrand can be seen in the distance. Title taken from original painting.
Identifier: islandora:26366

Title: The Dutch Colony of the Cape of Good Hope
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: The map shows the area from Klipping Eyland to Caap Falso in False Bay with the Draakenstein mountains as the eastern boundary. The map also depicts the locations of several early settlers, as well as villages, fountains, roads and river crossings., Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings., Scale in British miles, Dutch miles and nautical leagues.
Identifier: islandora:19707

Title: Plan of the Eastern Frontier of the Cape of Good Hope
Subject: Public works--South Africa--Cape of Good Hope--Maps, Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--History--Maps,
Description: Map showing a plan of the Eastern Frontier of the Cape of Good Hope, with districts, district boundaries, cities and towns, rivers, routes, and hachures. Some colours. Scale 30 Miles to 1 Inch. At head of title: Papers respecting the Cape of Good Hope
Identifier: islandora:30032

Title: Malay and Malay Priests - Cape flats - Table Mountain in the distance
Subject: Malays (Asian people) in art, South Africa--Social life and customs--Pictorial works, South Africa--In art
Description: Malay woman and man centrally placed in the Cape Flats landscape with two Malay priests in right foreground, with Table Mountain in the distance. Title taken from original painting.
Identifier: islandora:26399

Title: Two brothers working with ship cables, Cape Town
Subject: Manual work, Ocean, Cables, ,
Description: Brothers Richard (left) and Clifford Louw at work almost in the breakers.
Identifier: islandora:15374

Title: [Map of land allotted at the Cape of Good Hope giving the numbers of the plots and also the names of the owners]
Subject: Farm ownership -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope -- History., Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Shows Table Mountain and the surrounding mountains in relief as well as the demarcation, size and ownership of farms on the south eastern side of the mountains and along the Liesbeeck River., Text in Dutch., Poor quality photographic copy of reproduction in the Leupe Collection, Western Cape Provincial Archives and Record Services. See WCARS M1/16., For a rather more detailed version of this area, see BMS.6821.c.1 (405).
Identifier: islandora:19724

Title: Map of Cape Town, 1791
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Photocopy of plan of Cape Town from Gentleman's Walk. Cape Town : Struik, 1968; by H.W.J. Picard (see BA 968.21 PICA), page 89., A note on the map suggests that the original was a plan which claimed to be dated 1785. However the plan includes the only cartographic evidence that St. George's Street (originally Berg Street), was once called Venus Straat (between 1790-1791). Picard therefore dismisses the possibility of 1785 being correct. The original cartographer is not identified.
Identifier: islandora:19925

Title: Table Mountain and Devils Hill, from the Camp ground, or edge of the Cape flats
Subject: Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa)--Pictorial works, South Africa--In art
Description: Shows Table Mountain and Devil's Peak in the background, an ox-waggon crossing the Camp Ground and three small figures in the foreground. Title taken from original painting.
Identifier: islandora:26367

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