The University of Cape Town African Maps Collection
University of Cape Town
Special Collections has a significant map collection, covering the whole African continent, and including rare and valuable items as well as a variety of atlases. Much of the collection was assembled by the first professor of Geography at UCT, Professor William Talbot.
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South Africa
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UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1939
Map showing Darfur, a region in western Sudan, and international, intercolonial, provincial, district boundaries, with place names, railways, with gauge in metres written along the line, under construction, projected, roads …
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1938
Map showing Cyrenaica, the eastern coastal region of Libya, the Mediterranean Sea and Crete, and international, intercolonial, provincial, district boundaries, with place names, railways, with gauge in metres written along …
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1938
A route map showing railways, roads, road motor services, projected road motor services and road motor services operated by C.F.M. Administration. One inset. Some colour. Scale 1:2,000,000.
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1937
South eastern sheet map showing the postal routes and post offices, with provincial and magisterial district boundaries, railways, roads, district towns and villages, irrigation works, boreholes, lighthouses, wireless stations, aerodromes …
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1937
Map showing Bahr el Ghazal, a region of western South Sudan, and international, intercolonial, provincial, district boundaries, with place names, railways, under construction, projected, roads suitable for motor traffic, suitable …
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1937
Map showing the river Bahr el 'Arab which forms part of the border between South Sudan and Sudan, withtowns, villages, boundaries, international, demarcated, provincial, district, game reserve, main roads, secondary …
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1937
South eastern sheet map showing the postal routes and post offices, with provincial and magisterial district boundaries, railways, roads, district towns and villages, irrigation works, boreholes, lighthouses, wireless stations, aerodromes …
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1937
Map showing Abyssinia, now Ethiopia, and international, intercolonial, provincial, district boundaries, with place names, railways, with gauge in metres written along the line, under construction, projected, roads suitable for motor …
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1936
Map showing the locations of paintings, engravings, painted engravings and the areas where rock paintings and engravings occur. Colour. Scale 1.014 inches to 40 statute miles. [Coordinates estimated]
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1936
Map showing Oujda, the capital city of the Oriental Region in north-east Morocco, and state boundaries,with metalled roads normal routes, metalled roads narrow paths, tramways, main roads, secondary roads, paths, …