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 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 …