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 1943
Map of east Africa, showing the territories of the tribes of Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland and Tanganyika, with capitals of territories, principal towns, localities or villages, rivers and railways. The map …
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1943
Map showing Voi, the largest town in Taita-Taveta County in southern Kenya, andinter-territorialboundaries, with place names, railways, light railways, roads, principal, other, tracks suitable for motor traffic, footpaths, camel and …
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1943
Map of Sa'idan region of Tunisia around Chott el Fedjadj salt pan, showing state, departments, district and community boundaries, with European administrative borders, railways, roads and tracks, telegraph lines, dams, …
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1942
Map showing Northern Rhodesia and parts of Southern Rhodesia, and international, intercolonial, provincial, district boundaries, with railways with gauge measurements, under construction and projected, roads suitable for motor traffic or …
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1942
Map with hypsometric tints shows the area around Mascara, in north-western Algeria, using the Southern Zone Layer System for altitudes, with boundaries, roads, springs, wells, shrines, fortified places and other …
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1942
Map showing Taoudenni, a remote salt mining centre in the desert region of northern Mali, with towns of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th importance, native villages, international, international undemarcated, intercolonial …
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1942
Map of Mauritania showing the adjoining territory of the Spanish or Western Sahara, and international boundaries, intercolonial boundaries, provincial boundaries, frontier district boundaries, with towns of 1st importance to 5th …
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1942
Map with hypsometric tints showing Alger and the Alger bay area in northern Algeria, using the Southern Zone Layer System for altitudes, with railways, roads, place names. Relief shown by …
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1942
Map with hypsometric tints shows the area around Meknès, northern Morocco. tints, using the Southern Zone Layer System for altitudes, with boundaries, roads, springs, wells, fortified places and other place …
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1942
Map showing Aldabra, the world's second largest coral atoll situated in the Aldabra Group of islands in the Indian Ocean that form part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, …