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 1934

Map of region surrounding Tebourba in the Zaghouan Governorate in northeastern Tunisia including Oued Medjerda, Djebel Bech Chekkaoui and Djebel Sidi Meftah, and state, administrative, district and town boundaries, with …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1934

Map showing Tozeur, an oasis and city in south west Tunisia, and national, military territory and district boundaries, with metalled roads normal routes, metalled roads narrow paths, tramways, in construction, …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1934

Map of Kayoyo-Sud region in Belgian Congo showing colonial boundaries and the boundaries of the Comite Special du Katanga, with triangulation points of second and third orders and points determining …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1934

Map showing Oran, a major city on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Algeria and part of Morocco, and national, military territory and district boundaries, with metalled roads normal routes, metalled …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1934

Map of Sakania region in Belgian Congo in the far south near the border of Rhodesia, showing colonial and district boundaries, with triangulation points of second and third orders and …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1934

Map showing international limits, undetermined boundaries in the field, Intercolonial limits, Undetermined intercolonial limits in the field, northern limits of southern territories, railways, capital colony and protectorate, capital territory, capital …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1934

Map showing Tsianaloka, a region in Madagascar, with roads for carts/wagons, mule driver paths, trails or paths, large villages, villages, geodetic points, key junctions, churches, walks, tombs, bush, high bush, …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1934

Map showing Laghouat, in the Laghouat Department of Algeria, and state/national, military territory and district boundaries, with metalled roads normal routes, metalled roads narrow paths, tramways, under construction, main roads, …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1934

Map showing Gabès, the capital city of the Gabès Governate Province of Tunisia, part of Libya and national, military territory and district boundaries, with metalled roads normal routes, metalled roads …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1934

The map shows international and intercolonial boundaries, northern boundaries of the southern territories, railway lines, capital cities of the colonies and protectorates, automobile roads, hotels, camping sites, camel routes, post …