The University of Cape Town African Maps Collection

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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UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1936

Map of Ariana and surrounding region in north-eastern Tunisia with Djebel Amar and Henchi Sidi Athman, showing state, administrative, district and town boundaries, with magnetic declination, long distance roads, communication …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1936

Map of the region surrounding Bizerte, Tunisia, the northernmost city in Africa, and state, administrative, district and town boundaries, with magnetic declination, long distance roads, communication routes, local highways, irregularly …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1936

Map showing Fès-Rabat and surrounding regions in northern Morocco, with capital cities, metalled roads normal routes, metalled roads narrow paths, tramways, main roads, secondary roads, paths, main, secondary, trails, telegraphs …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1936

Map showing routes of officers of Sub Saharan companies and southern territories. Auto trails of southern territories of Algeria. Some colour. 4th edition. Scale 1:1,000,000


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1936

Map of Djebel Ichkeul and surrounding region in Tunisia including Lac de Bizerte and Garaet el Ichkeul, showing state, administrative, district and town boundaries, with magnetic declination, long distance roads, …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1936

Map showing Garoua in the Cameroon, with place names, roads, lakes, rivers, nonperennial rivers, ground liable to flooding, marsh, international and intercolonial or mandate boundaries highlighted in pink. Colour. Relief …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1936

A map showing the Provincial and District capital towns. Routes described and numbered routes not described. Gives approximate mileages. Gives major city names. Gives place names and routes linking them. …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1936

Map showing Fort Archambault, now Sarh, in Chad, with the major cities, place names, roads network and the rivers. Pictorial drawing and relief shown by form lines . Demarcated boundaries …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1935

Map of Porto-Farina and surrounding region in north-eastern Tunisia including Lac de Porto-Farina, Domaine d'Utique and Galaat el Andless, showing state, administrative, district and town boundaries, with magnetic declination, long …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1935

Map showing major roads and tracks in French West Africa along the coast, including Mali, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Ivory Coast, Gold Coast, Slave Coast and part of Nigeria, with international …