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 Ouargha in El Kef governorate, northwestern Tunisia, showing state, administrative, district and communal boundaries, with magnetic declination, long distance roads, communication routes, local highways, irregularly maintained dirt roads, …
This map of Robben Island shows streets, Varney's Fort, Edmund's Pool, the lighthouse, Ladies' Rock, the slaughter house, Irish town, the boat house, restaurant, convict station, nurses' home, buildings housing …
A map of the north-east part of Griqualand West showing farms held on title, provisional title and lease, crown land, commonage, native locations, farms surveyed and reported and farms surveyed …
A map showing the railway lines in South Africa, Bechuanaland and Rhodesia, namely, the Western System, the Midland System, the Eastern System, the Imperial Military Railways in the Orange River …
A choropleth map showing location, mission reserves, county, colony and native land boundaries. Also shows rivers and place names. Some colour. Scale I inch to 22.5 miles.
A map of proposed extensions of the raiway line in the Northern Cape, with rivers and place names. Some colour. Scale 1 inch to 16 miles.
Map showing proposed route of railway from Oudtshoorn through the Swartberg Mountains to Beaufort West, with rivers , place names and relief shown by hachures and shading. Some colour. No …
Map of proposed sewer scheme, showing muncipal boundaries, part of Cape Town Municipality including the Docks, convict station, hospital, magazine, and race course, the coastline including Mouille Point lighthouse, Green …
Map showing crown forests in the Transkei, Tembuland and East Griqualand, with place names, timber routes, mountains, rivers, areas where natives have timber rights and relief shown by hill shading. …
A map showing proposed railway routes from East London to Peddie, passing through farms and Jali's Location, Umthouli's Location, Kaulela's Location, Kwenkwezi's Location, Pato's Kop Fingo Location, Hamburg, Bodiam and …