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
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A map of proposed extensions of the railway line in the Northern Cape, with rivers and place names. Some colour. Scale 1 inch to 16 miles. Sides cut.
Map showing boundaries of territories of the Griqua, the Barolong, Bangoaletze and Batlapin tribes, with rivers and some relief shown by hachures. Some colour. Scale 1/8 inch to 10 miles.
Map showing proposed railway lines from Caledon to Swellendam, with farms, rivers, roads and outspans. Some colour. Scale 1/2 inch to 1 mile.
A map showing Government lands, farms and irrigable lands along the Orange River from the border with German territory, along the border with Bechuanaland and the Division of Hay above …
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.
Map showing proposed railway routes Eshowe in Zululand to Gingindhlovu or Amitikulu in Natal. Map shows surrounding sugar and general farming lands as well as native reserves, rivers, railways, roads …
Map showing two possible routes for the proposed extension of the railway from Hopefield to Saldanha Bay: the Berg River route and the southern route, with roads, place names such …
A hydrographic map of Table Bay Foreshore showing 1858-60 survey lines and 1902 fathom contours, with boundaries of the properties of the Imperial War Department, the Cape Government Railways, the …
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 Southern Rhodesia showing natural areas and related farming systems including intensive livestock production, diversified production, intensive grain crop production, intensive crop production, intensive mixed farming, intensive diversified farming, …
Map showing the territory of Nicholas Waterboer in Griqualand West, in relation to the Cape Colony and the Orange Free State, with the boundaries according to treaties, rivers, place names …
A map showing some eastern districts of the Cape Colony, with Division and Magistrates District boundaries, roads, railways, rivers, place names and relief showing by landform drawing. Some colour. No …
Map showing a proposed railway line from Victoria West Road station to Carnarvon, with farms, commonage, roads and rivers. Some colour. Scale 1 inch to 1200 Cape roods. Scale 1 …
A hydrographic map of Table Bay Foreshore showing 1858-60 survey lines and 1902 fathom contours, with boundaries of the properties of the Imperial War Department, the Cape Government Railways, the …
A map of St. John's River with hydrographic information on river soundings and sea miles. "Soundings in feet reduced to low-water ordinary springs." The land along the river has relief …
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 …
A map showing proposed extensions of the existing East London railway line from Dohne Station to Umtata, from Amabele Loop to Umtata via Komgha, Butterworth and Idutywa, from Umtata to …
A map of the proposed fishing harbour at Kalk Bay showing the northern and southern breakwaters, the quay, and slipways for boats, with the depths of low water of ordinary …
A map of the Division of Union in the Cape Colony showing schools in existence with number of children and proposed centres for schools, with divisional and field cornetcy boundaries, …
Map showing geological features of the M'kushi-Lunsemfwa area. The maps also shows aerodromes, mines, native villages, roads, sites of iron smelters, copper occurences, manganese occurences, fault, breccia or clastic sedimentary …
Map showing the boundaries and locations of Basutoland, East Griqualand, Tembuland, Transkei and Pondoland in relation to the Cape Colony, the Orange Free State, the South African Republic and the …
Map showing proposed line of railway from Amabele to Umtata in the Eastern Cape, with rivers, roads and some place names. Some colour. Scale 7/8 inch to 1 mile.
Map showing the railway lines in the eastern districts of the Cape Colony, with district boundaries, roads, place names and relief showing by shading. Some colour. No scale given.
Street map of Prince Albert showing typhoid fever cases, street names, schools, churches, the jail and the market place. Colour. Scale 4 cm to 100 feet.