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 1929

Map showing Rhadamès, in the Gharyān Province of Libya, part of Tunisia, and national, military and district boundaries, with metalled roads normal routes, metalled roads narrow paths, tramways, under construction …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1929

Map of Ruwe region in Belgian Congo. Map showing colonial and district boundaries, with triangulation points of second and third orders and points determining the plane tables, rivers, rapids and …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1929

Map showing Aïn-Sefra in Naâma Province, Algeria and part of Morocco, and national, military territory anddistrict boundaries, with metalled roads normal routes, metalled roads narrow paths, tramways, in construction, main …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1929

Map showing the major towns, road network, rivers topography, Demarcated and undemarcated boundaries highlighted in pink. Colour. Scale 1:1,000,000


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1929

Map showing Fort Laperrine in Algeria, with part of the Sudan. Relief shown by contours, form lines and hachures. Names of regions shown: Tanezrouft N-Ahenet, Tahalra, Annexe, Hoggar. Colour. Scale …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1929

Map showing In-Azaoua, in the regions between Algeria and Niger. Relief shown by contour and form lines. Names shown: Tenere, Serkout, Tassili, Tazoulet. Map shows elevation, caves, deserts, mountains, water …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1929

Map showing roads and railway lines throughout South Africa and some in South West Africa. There are insets of Johannesburg and environs, Cape Town and environs, and Kalkfeld and environs. …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1929

Map showing Kerzaz, a town, commune and capital of Kerzaz District in Béchar Province of western Algeria, and military territory boundaries, neighbouring/adjoining boundaries, with automobile tracks, main and secondary roads, …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1928

Map showing Antsalova, a town and commune in western Madagascar, with roads for carts/wagons, mule driver paths, tracks, bridges/decks, telegraph offices, geodetic points, side points, chief places of subdivisions, chief …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1928

Map showing Herbillon, a coastal town 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 …