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 1926

Map showing Dellys, a coastal town in Tizi Ouzou Province, northern Algeria, and state, department, district and town boundaries, national highways, department roads, irregularly maintained carriage roads, paths, logging roads …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1926

Map showing Fort Lamy, now known as N'Djamena, in Chad, with international, intercolonial and district boundaries. It also shows place names, salt lakes, rivers and marsh. Pictorial relief. Some colour. …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1926

Map of Zinder, Niger, and surrounding areas, showing international, provincial and district boundaries. It also shows lakes, contours, rivers, swamps and sandy areas. Some colour. Scale 1 : 1 000 …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1926

Map showing Dakar and other regions of Senegal, The Gambia and Northern section of Guinea Bissau, with towns, native villages, boundaries international, international undemarcated, intercolonial or mandate provincial, district, rivers …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1925

Map showing Colomb-Béchar, the capital city of Béchar Province, Algeria, and military territory boundaries, neighbouring/adjoining boundaries, with automobile tracks, main and secondary roads, permanent water points, temporary water points, wells …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1925

Map showing Port Gueydon, a town in Tizi Ouzou Province, Algeria, and state, department, district and town boundaries, national highways, department roads, irregularly maintained carriage roads, paths, logging roads and …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1925

Map showing the border regions of Libya, Tunisia and Tripolitaine (Libya), and international boundaries, French frontier zones and prohibited zones, with aerodromes, seaplane ports, airship hangars and aeroplane hangars, balloon …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1925

Map showing the town of Ménerville, now Thenia, the chief town in the Thenia daïra, in the wilaya of Boumerdès, in Kabylie in northern Algeria, and state, department, district and …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1925

Map of the region surrounding Le Kef in El Kef Governorate, northwestern Tunisia near the border of Algeria, showing state, administrative, district and communal boundaries, with magnetic declination, long distance …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1925

Map showing the town of Azazga in the Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria, and state, department, district and town boundaries, with national highways, department roads, irregularly maintained carriage roads, …