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 Ladismith area in the Western Cape, South Africa, with towns and villages, roads, railways, telegraphs and telephone lines, power lines, lighthouses, aerodromes, water aerodromes, landing fields, bridges, concrete …
A map of Umtata River with hydrographic information on river soundings and statute miles. "Soundings in feet and inches reduced to low water ordinary spring tides. Mean springs rise 4 …
A map showing the physical features of the drift sands in relation to Algoa Bay and the town of Port Elizabeth. Chiefly colour. Scale 1/8 inch to 100 Cape roods …
A map of Van Wyk's Vley showing the main dam in detail with furrows and natural watercourses, irrigable lands, roads and relief shown by contours and hachures. Scale 1 inch …
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 simple map with the coastline, place names, showing existing railway lines and the two proposed lines. Some colour. Scale 5/8 inch to 10 miles.
A hydrographic map of Table Bay Foreshore showing various survey lines and fathom contours from 1846 to 1902. Places on the map are Fort Knokke, Craig's Battery and the Salt …
Map showing the territorial and district boundaries, native areas, rights of way, main roads and paths, footpaths, police posts, post offices, post and telegraph offices, telegraph lines, mission stations, stores, …
A detailed plan of an irrigation scheme along the Olifants River, extending along the Hol and Doorn Rivers, showing canal alignment, mileage of canal, distance along canal, irrigable alluvial and …
Map showing existing and proposed railway lines in the Jacobsdal and Fauresmith municipal areas, extending from Fauresmith to Paardeberg Station and Petrus Station with farms, rivers and place names. Some …