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 1925

Map of the region surrounding Ebba Ksour, in El Kef governorate, northwestern Tunisia, showing state, administrative, district and communal boundaries, with magnetic declination, long distance roads, communication routes, local highways, …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1925

Map showing Tunis in Tunisia and the south of Italy, with single railways, narrow gauge railways, railways under construction. 1st and 2nd class roads for wheel traffic, paths or tracks, …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1925

Map of Kenya showing parts of Uganda and Italian Somalia, including Lake Victoria, and international, provincial and district boundaries, with railways, roads and tracks, telephone or telegraph lines, mountain ranges, …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1925

Map showing south Madagascar and provincial boundaries, with railways, roads, trails, tracks, telegraph and telephone lines, provinces, districts and localities, mountain ranges, peaks, valleys, capes, islands, historical ruins, rivers, watercourses, …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1924

Map showing the Kidal region in Mali and surrounding regions, with the major cities, place names, roads network and the rivers. Relief shown by shading. Demarcated boundaries highlighted in pink. …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1924

Map showing Mauritanie, and the Atlantic coast of the old Spanish Sahara, and international, undemarcated, intercolonial, provincial or departmental and district boundaries, with place names, mountain ranges, islands, peaks, valleys, …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1924

Map showing Nebeur in El Kef governorate, northwestern Tunisia, including Djebel Hara, Djebel Kebbouch and Dejebel Bou Kehil. Map shows state, administrative, district and communal boundaries, with magnetic declination, long …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1924

Map of Sakabinda region in Belgian Congo showing colonial and district boundaries and boundaries of the Comite Special du Katanga, with triangulation points of second and third orders and points …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1923

Map of the region surrounding the lake Sebra Kelbia in Sousse governorate in Tunisia, showing state, department, district and town boundaries, with magnetic declination, long distance roads, communication routes, local …


UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1923

Map of the region surrounding Souk el Khemis, now an abandoned World War II airfield in the Jendouba Governorate in the northwest of Tunisia, and state, administrative, district and town …