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Title: Carte de l'Afrique méridionale au pays entre la ligne Cap de Bonne Espérance et l'Isle de Madagascar
Subject: Slaves -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope -- History., Farm ownership -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope -- History., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Africa, Southern -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: The details regarding Elizabeth, Nicolas Visscher's widow, are drawn from Gallica, Bibliothèque Nationale de France: http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b7759505j.notice. See also: Atlas nouveau … by Guillaume de L'Isle (Amsterdam: Covens & Mortier, 1730); R.V. Tooley, Collectors’ guide to maps of the African continent and Southern Africa (London: Carta Press, 1969), p. 120; Norwich's maps of Africa : an illustrated and annotated carto-bibliography (Norwich, Vt. : Terra Nova Press, 1997), map 180 (note)., The inset of the Cape of Good Hope is of particular importance. It indicates the presence of slaves on Robben Island ("daar de Slaven in de Ketting loopen"). It also gives "extensive detailed and fairly accurate topographical information ... together with the names of owners of farms and plots of that period. Amongst these are de Beer, Swart Pieter, Martin de Smit, Roelof Pasman, Gerrit Kloeton, and the French Huguenot settlement. These place names add considerably to the knowledge of the history of the ... Cape of Good Hope"--Norwich's Maps of Africa, p. 203., Three insets: "Élévation du Port et Mont Table au Cap de Bonne Espérance" (5 x 11 cm); "Plan du Port et Mont Table au Cap de Bonne Espérance" (10 x 11 cm); "[Cabo de Bona Esperanca]" (13 x 23 cm)., Text primarily in French. The inset of the Cape is also in Dutch with some Portuguese notations., Restored and hinged between acid-free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19819

Title: Port-Étienne : Cap Bojador
Subject: Nouadhibou (Mauritania)--Maps, Western Sahara--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing Port-Étienne in Mauritania as well part of the Spanish Sahara, with lakes, rivers, dunes roads, demarcated boundaries, place names. Colour. Relief shown by form lines, hachures and shading. Scale 1: 1 000 000.
Identifier: islandora:19214

Title: Carte du canal de Mosambique, contenant l'isle de Mosambique, contenant l'isle de Madagascar avec les côtes d'Afrique : depuis le cap de Bonne Espérance jusqu à Melinde
Subject: Mozambique -- Maps, Madagascar -- Maps, Mozambique -- Maps -- Early works to 1800, Madagascar -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Description: This map was included in Guillaume Raynal's "Atlas de toutes les parties connues du Globe Terrestre"" published in Geneva in 1780. Relief shown pictorially. ""No. 11"" upper right corner. Upper left corner: ""Liv. I, II, III, IV."
Identifier: islandora:25784

Title: Djeblaa - Cap Sigli
Subject: Djeblaa (Algeria)--Maps, Cap Sigi (Algeria)--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing Cap Sigi and the town of Djeblaa in Skikda Province, north-eastern Algeria, and state, department, district and town boundaries, national highways, department roads, irregularly maintained carriage roads, paths, logging roads and mule tracks, remains of Roman roads, railways, bridges, ferries, fords, forests, marshes, dunes and sand, vines, water sources dry in summer, churches, chapels and holy places, houses, wells and fountains, water and wind mills, irrigation canals, fixed and rotating lighthouses, port lights, redoubts, batteries, cemetries, trigonometric points, telegraphs, posts. Colour. Relief in hill shading and form lines and contours. Scale 1 : 50.000.
Identifier: islandora:19205

Title: Carte de L'Afrique Meridionale ou Pays Entre la ligne & le cap de Bonne Esperance et L'Isle de Madagascar
Subject: Southern Africa
Description: Duplicate map. Originally issued by the Visscher family in 1710. Hendrik de Leth, married into the Visscher family took over the business and imprinted this map with his name. Two insets are shown, Cape Peninsula and Plan and elevation of Table Bay., Amsterdam. Elwe, Jan Barend
Identifier: islandora:25354

Title: Cap Bougaroun
Subject: Cap Bougaroun (Algeria)--Maps,
Description: Map showing Cap Bougaroun in Skikda Province, north-eastern Algeria, and state, department, district and town boundaries, national highways, department roads, irregularly maintained carriage roads, paths, logging roads and mule tracks, remains of Roman roads, railways, bridges, ferries, fords, forests, marshes, dunes and sand, vines, water sources dry in summer, churches, chapels and holy places, houses, wells and fountains, water and wind mills, irrigation canals, fixed and rotating lighthouses, port lights, redoubts, batteries, cemetries, trigonometric points, telegraphs, posts. Colour. Relief in hill shading and form lines and contours. Scale 1 : 50.000.
Identifier: islandora:19204

Title: Carte Particulière de la Côte Occidentale de l'Afrique depuis le Cap Blanco jusqu'au Cap de Verga et du Cours des Rivières de Sénéga et de Gambie ... dressé pour la Compagnie des Indes ... MDCCLI
Subject: Western Africa
Description: Watermark (sheet 2)., Paris. Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782
Identifier: islandora:25733

Title: Coste Occidentale d'Afrique depuis le XIe degre de Latitude Meridionale, jusqu'au cap de Bonne Esperance ... Publiee par ordre de Mgr. le Comte de Maurepas
Subject: Western Africa
Description: A map illustrating the southeastern conterpart (see NOR 0306). Top right: Afrique Occidentale No. 3., Paris. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772
Identifier: islandora:25310

Title: Plan du Cap de Bonne-Esperance et de ses Environs
Subject: Africa - Cape of Good Hope
Description: Near the coastline, soundings in French fathoms. Top right: 8., Paris. Haye, G. de la
Identifier: islandora:25300

Title: Affrica mit seinen besondern Ländern,Thieren, und Wunderbarlichen dingen. Cap. j.
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Africa -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800., Africa -- History -- Early works to 1800.
Description: This small and incomplete map of Africa featured on the title page of the chapter describing Africa in Sebastian Münster's Cosmographei oder Beschreibung aller Länder: Das Sechste Buch der Welt Beschreibung durch Sebastianum Münster aus den erfahrenen Cosmographen und Historien -schreibern zusammen gelesen und in eine Ordnung gestellt [Part 1]. (Basel : Sebastianum Henricpetri, 1558?)., Restored and hinged between acid-free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19734

Title: Carte des Costes de L'Afrique depuis Cap de Lopo jusques a l'Isle Mazira. Levee par Ordre Expres des Roys de Portugal sous qui on en a Fait la Decouverte
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: Includes portion of Arabia. Inset: Fortresse de Mozambique. Sea contain two compass roses with rhumb lines., Amsterdam. Mortier, Pierre
Identifier: islandora:25439

Title: Carte Particuliere des Costes du Cap de Bone Esperance & c. Levee Par Ordre Expres des Roys de Portugal sous qui on en a Fait la Decouverte
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: Inset: View of the Cape of Good Hope. Plan of the Cape of Good Hope., Amsterdam. Mortier, Pierre
Identifier: islandora:25746

Title: Plan de la Baye Simon, Situe au Cap de Bonne Esperance, suivant les Observations faites en Aout et Septembre 1775, par Mr. Dalrymple
Subject: Africa - Simon's Bay
Description: Apres de Mannevillette "was the first to determine longitude by measuring the distances of the sun and moon." Soundings are in French fathoms. Top right: 8.d., Paris. Apres de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas-Denis d', 1707-1780
Identifier: islandora:25334

Title: Plan du fort et de la ville du Cap de Bonne Esperance :
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Statement of scale: Echelle de trois cent toises; Schaal van 300 halve-roeden., Text in French and Dutch., Restored and hinged between acid-free boards., See also BMSC 6821.g.1 (573) for German version and BMSC 6821.g.1 (423) for French version., Indexed for points of interest including the Grand Parade, Church Square, Slave Lodge, Groote Kerk, VOC Hospital and other buildings, Fiscal’s house and Company Gardens.
Identifier: islandora:19930

Title: Carte Particulière de la Côte Occidentale de l'Afrique depuis le Cap Blanco jusqu'au Cap de Verga et du Cours des Rivières de Sénéga et de Gambie ... dressé pour la Compagnie des Indes ... MDCCLI
Subject: Western Africa
Description: Watermark (sheet 2)., Paris. Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782
Identifier: islandora:25732

Title: Carte generale de la Coste de Guinee depuis la Riviere de Sierra Leona jusqu'au Cap de Lopes Gonsalvo : pour servir aux Vaisseaux du Roy / dressee au Depost des Cartes et Plans de la Marine
Subject: Western Africa
Description: Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially; depths by soundings. Includes 6 coastal views; Prime meridians: Cap Lezard and Paris. "No. 54.", Paris?. Depot des cartes et plans de la marine
Identifier: islandora:25762

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: Plan du fort et de la ville du Cap de Bonne Esperance :
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Statement of scale: Echelle de trois cent toises; Schaal van 300 halve-roeden., Text in French and Dutch., Restored and hinged between acid-free boards., See also BMSC 6821.g.1 (573) for German version and BMSC 6821.g.1 (423) for French version., Indexed for points of interest including the Grand Parade, Church Square, Slave Lodge, Groote Kerk, VOC Hospital and other buildings, Fiscal’s house and Company Gardens.
Identifier: islandora:19928

Title: Cap Negro
Subject: Cap Negro (Tunisia)--Maps, La Galite Island (Tunisia)--Maps, ,
Description: Map of Cap Negro and surrounding region in Tunisia including an inset of La Galite island, showing state, administrative, district and town boundaries, with magnetic declination, long distance roads, communication routes, local highways, irregularly maintained dirt roads, logging roads and mule tracks, remains of Roman roads, stone bridges, suspended bridges with supports, footbridges, ferries, fords navigable by vehicle or foot, forests, marshes, dunes, vines, water sources dry in summer, churches, chapels or holy places, houses, wells and fountains, water and wind mills, fixed and rotating lighthouses, port lights, redoubts, batteries, cemetries, irrigation canals, trigonometric points, telegraphs, posts. Colour. Relief in hill shading and form lines and contours. Scale 1 : 50.000.
Identifier: islandora:19117

Title: Coste Occidentale D'Afrique, Depuis le XI.e Dégré de Latitude Méridionale, Jusqu'au Cap de Bonne Espérance :
Subject: South Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Namibia -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Angola -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Coasts -- South Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Coasts -- Namibia -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Coasts -- Angola -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Text in French., Note on map: "Cette marque déssigne les Lieux dont la Lat[itude] et la Longitude ont etes deter minees par des observat[ions] Astronomiques"., Published in Abrégé de l'histoire générale des voyages. - par M. De La Harpe, Tome I. in 4o No. 16. Tome 3. in 8o Page 307, [1780]., Two hand-coloured copies. See also BMSC 68.a.1 (586c) for an uncoloured version of this map.
Identifier: islandora:19744

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