On the map James Wyld has indicated rivers, mountain ranges, towns and the districts of the Cape, Stellenbosch, Worcester, Swellendam, George, Clanwilliam, Beaufort, Graf Reinet [Graaff Reinet], Uitenhay [Uitenhage], Colesberg, Cradock, Somerset and Albany. He also shows "Country unexplored" [now Namibia] including Walvisch [Walvis] Bay, Great Namaqualand, "South Zahara or Kalagarree [Kalahari] Desert", Kaffraria, Victoria, Natal, Delagoa Bay, Inhambane and the country of the "Matabeles". Various routes are indicated in red. The map has a graticule border., The full inscription on the map reads "South Africa, by Jas. Wyld, geographer to the Queen and to H.R.H. Prince Albert, Charing Cross East, London".
