The University of Cape Town African Maps Collection

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

Administrative map showing lepers per 10,000 of the population, with district and division boundaries, seats of magistracy and railway lines. Chiefly colour. Scale 7/8 inch to 50 miles.


UCT: University of Cape Town

A map of the Bechuanaland Protectorate showing land reserves by the name of the chieftains, and the Tati Concession land, with boundaries, rivers, place names, roads, railway lines and beacons. …


UCT: University of Cape Town

An administrative map of the Transvaal Colony showing Government locations, private farms owned by natives, undefined locations on private farms and undefined locations on Government farms or crown lands, with …


UCT: University of Cape Town

A map of the the Orange River Colony showing native locations and 51 farms owned by natives within district boundaries, with towns and villages, rivers, existing railways , railways under …


UCT: University of Cape Town

Map showing proposed railway line from Swellendam, passing Zuurbaak, through Heidelberg to Riversdale, with farms, rivers, road and outspans. Some colour. Scale 1/2 inch to 1 mile.


UCT: University of Cape Town

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.


UCT: University of Cape Town

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 …


UCT: University of Cape Town

Administrative map showing lepers per 10,000 of the population, with district and division boundaries, seats of magistracy and railway lines. Chiefly colour. Scale 7/8 inch to 50 miles.


UCT: University of Cape Town

Map showing large city, villages, important villages telegraph roads, wireless telegraph stations and landing grounds for aeroplanes. Railways, main roads, paths and tracks, boundaries,international and provincial, canals, streams, marsh, salt, …


UCT: University of Cape Town

Map showing South African and Namibian railway stations. Insets of Johannesburg-Pretoria and Environs, Cape Town and Environs and B.C.K. Lines. No scale given.