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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South Africa
Publication Type
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Organization
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Map showing irrigable land along the Olifant's River, with details of the river mouth on the Atlantic Ocean, farms, dwelling houses, roads, salt pans, the Papendorp Reserve, and relief, particularly …
Map showing the territory of Nicholas Waterboer in Griqualand West, in relation to the Cape Colony, Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic, with boundaries, rivers, place names and relief …
A map of Table Bay showing the position of eleven ships before and after the gale, including the position of the five ships that were wrecked, with the changing direction …
Map showing a proposed railway line from Fraserburg to join with the existing railway either ar prince Albert Road or Fraserburg Road, with farms, other unnamed roads and unnamed rivers. …
A map showing the proposed railway route from Round Hill to Peddie Station, passing farms, Jokweni's Location, Matomeli's Location and Umthouli's Location, with roads, rivers, outspans, trigonometrical stations, Newton Dale …
A map of the proposed Catlitzdorp irrigation scheme along the Nels and Gamka Rivers, with relief shading. Colour. Scale 1/2 inch to 1000 feet.
Map of Southern Rhodesia showing the distribution of the African population according to main centres, and other centres and mines, with international, territorial, provincial and district boundaries, game reserves and …
A map of Van Wyk's Vley showing the main dam and irrigable lands, the Hartebeeste River, two smaller dams, roads and the farms. No scale given.
Map showing proposed railway line from Salt River Station, Cape Town, to the existing line at Kalabas Kraal Station, passing the village of Philadelphia; then from the village of Malmesbury …
Map of the Cape Colony showing the Western, Midland and Eastern Systems of railways, with an inset of 'Enlarged map of lines near Cape Town.' The System lines show all …