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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A map of northern and eastern parts of the Cape Colony showing an authorised and alternative railway extension from Cradock to Colesberg, joining the authorised and alternative extension from Beaufort …
A map of the farms in the Cape and Malmesbury Divisions, with placenames and localities.
A map showing existing and proposed railways, the Indwe-Imvani line and the probable route from the Umzimkulu River to Richmond Road, in the eastern Cape colony and Natal, with rivers, …
A map of districts of the Eastern Cape showing trade routes, native locations, commonages and reserves, land surveyed for farms, and unsurveyed native territory, with place names, rivers, residencies, magistracies, …
A map showing proposed extensions of the existing railway line from Stormberg in the Eastern Cape, from Aliwal North to Lady Grey, with farms, rivers, commonages, roads, outspans and place …
Map of Southern Rhodesia showing agro-economic areas and farming patterns of forestry, beef production, maize farming,irrigation farming, tobacco, cattle maize and other crops, tobacco and cattle production, cattle production, cattle …
Map showing Frankfort area in Free State, South Africa, with villages and towns, roads, forests, plantations and orchards, rows of trees, natural bush, sugar canerailways, bridges, concrete drifts, mines, trigometric …
A map of the Orange River in the Divisions of Kenhardt and Prieska, showing irrigable land and the features of the proposed irrigation project. Colour. Scale 1/2 inch to 1 …
Map showing land along the Hartebeeste River to the village of Kenhardt, including a plan for a reservoir, 1400 acres of arable land, lines of furrows, two roads, a cattle …
Map showing Abẻchẻ in Chad, with international and intercolonial borders, place names, swamps, rivers and sand. Relief shown pictorially and by contours. 3rd edition. Some colour. Scale 1 : 1 …