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Title: Plan of the Transkeian Territories, sheet no. 8
Subject: South Africa--Bantustans--Maps, Transkei (South Africa)--History--Maps, , ,
Description: Map showing sheet no. 8 of the Plan of the Transkeian Territories, with the Districts of Mqanduli, Elliotdale, Umtata and parts of Engcobo, reserves, major settlements, names of places, plan numbers, district boundaries, rivers, roads, plantations, and forests. Scale: 800 Cape roods to 1 in. Relief shown by shading. No projection given.
Identifier: islandora:30064

Title: Map of Cape Town (central)
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Bulletin ; no. 141, Map shows principal streets and places of interest including the Company Gardens, the Public Library (National Library of South Africa), St George's Cathedral, the opera house, Tivoli Music Hall, the Old Supreme Court Buildings (Slave Lodge), University of Cape Town, Cartwright's Corner (the halting place for all trams), Monument Station, The Alhambra, Wolfram's Bioscope, the Railway Institute, the Boer War Memorial, the Art Gallery, the War Memorial, the offices of the Deutsche Ost Afrika Linie, the Michaelis School of Art, public conveniences and the position of several statues., Map shows quarter, half and three-quarters of a mile radius lines from the city centre., Inset: Cape Peninsula. Scale 1: 354 816. 1 in. to 5.6 miles., Advertisements on verso of map.
Identifier: islandora:19915

Title: South Africa : rainfall in May from the averages of observations
Subject: Rain and rainfall--South Africa--Maps, Rain and rainfall--South Africa--Measurement--Maps,
Description: Map of South Africa showing the mean annual rainfall for the month of May, rainfall stations, railways, roads, rivers, and plateaus. Relief shown by hachures. Some colour. Scale: 1 in. to 100 English miles. Projection not given.
Identifier: islandora:30044

Title: Map of the District of Matatiela, sheet no. 1
Subject: Matatiele (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, Surveying--South Africa, Land use--South Africa--Matatiele (Eastern Cape),
Description: Map of the District of Matatiela showing Ongeluks Nek, with surrounding areas, commonages, names of places, roads, rivers, district boundaries, and location reserves. Scale 1 English mile to 1 inch.
Identifier: islandora:30008

Title: The Commonage, Van Wyk's Vley. Plan B
Subject: Land capability for agriculture--South Africa--Vanwyksvlei--Maps, Irrigation--South Africa--Vanwyksvlei--Maps,
Description: A map of Van Wyk's Vley showing the main dam and irrigable lands, the Hartebeeste River, two smaller dams, roads and the farms. No scale given.
Identifier: islandora:25120

Title: Transvaal and Orange Free State. Boshof
Subject: Boshof Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Free State (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map indicating Boshof, Bloemfontein, Bultfontein, Brandfort and other towns, roads, railways, stations, mountains, salt pans, rivers, spruits and other watering places in the area of Boshof., Relief shown by form lines., Projection not given., Easternmost longitude co-ordinate estimated., Includes index to adjoining sheets., Copies 287, 288 and 290 mounted on cloth. Copy 289 torn slightly.
Identifier: islandora:24887

Title: Map of Robben Island
Subject: Robben Island (South Africa)--Maps,
Description: This map of Robben Island shows streets, Varney's Fort, Edmund's Pool, the lighthouse, Ladies' Rock, the slaughter house, Irish town, the boat house, restaurant, convict station, nurses' home, buildings housing the male lepers, tramway, kennels, the White House, buildings housing the female lepers, the quarry, sanitary tip, a spring, the old lime kiln and Wreck House. Also marked in a numbered key are the Chief and Medical Superintendent's quarters, workshops, the parsonage, the English Church, male asylum, a masonry tank, the female asylum. the Assistant Medical Officer, offices, the store, the library and billiard room, the Dutch parsonage, the Magistrate's quarters, the Works Department recreation room, the tram line, water pipes, drains and burial ground. Some colour. Scale 1 inch to 600 feet.
Identifier: islandora:25125

Title: C.G.R. Caledon surveys, sheet1, 1896
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Caledon, Railroads--South Africa--Somerset West, ,
Description: Map showing the proposed extension of the railway from Somerset West, through the Hottentots Holland Mountains and the Houw Hoek Mountains, to Caledon, with rivers, outspans, roads, boundaries, place names and the coastline from Mostert's Bay, through Gordon's Bay to Kogel Bay. Some colour. Scale 1/2 inch to 1 mile.
Identifier: islandora:25176

Title: Philippolis
Subject: Philippolis Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Free State (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Topographical map indicating towns, railways, farms, mountains, rivers and other watering places in the area of Philippolis., Relief shown by contours., Compiled under the direction of A.H.F. Duncan, Field Intelligence Department., Projection not given., A map in the Orange River Colony degree sheet series., Includes index to adjoining sheets.
Identifier: islandora:24955

Title: Map of the District of Matatiela, sheet no. 4
Subject: Matatiele (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, Surveying--South Africa, Land use--South Africa--Matatiele (Eastern Cape),
Description: Map of the District of Matatiela showing Little Umzimvubu and Umvenyane, with towns, schools, field cornetcies, district boundaries, names of places, commonages, roads, and rivers. Scale 1 English mile to 1 inch.
Identifier: islandora:30010

Title: Clanwilliam
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Clanwilliam Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Western Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: 3rd ed., This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows main roads, branch roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, telegraph lines, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries, divisional boundaries and outspans in the Clanwilliam area., Relief shown by hachures., "South Africa having never been properly surveyed, this map must necessarily contain many inaccuracies.", Projection not given., Printed in black and red., Map folds into an outer cover., The map is mounted on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24822

Title: C.G.R. Malmesbury-Greys Pass survey, to accompany Mr. G. S. Owen's report dated 3rd May 1898
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Western Cape--Maps,
Description: Map showing railway through the Swartland from Malmesbury to Grey's Pass, with rivers and small place names. Some colour. Scale 1/2 inch to 1 mile, 1 2/8 inch to 1000 Cape roods
Identifier: islandora:25081

Title: Bothaville
Subject: Transvaal (South Africa) -- Maps., Bothaville Region (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Map of the Bothaville area showing provincial boundaries, magisterial district boundaries and names, ward boundaries and names, townlands, "native location" boundaries, mining district boundaries and names, proclaimed private and government ground, discoverer's rights, farm names, beacons and boundaries (with sub-divisions, if any), unsurveyed farms, railways (under traffic, projected or under construction), telegraph lines, main roads, farm roads and tracks, homesteads and houses, kraals, post and telegraph offices, geodetic survey stations, mission stations and police stations., Relief shown by contours and spot heights., "Computed and compiled from the Farm Surveys of the Transvaal and all available material. Orange Free State portion computed and compiled in the Surveyor-General's Office, Bloemfontein.", "Printed at the Government Printing Works, Pretoria.", Folds into an outer cover (20 x 12 cm.).
Identifier: islandora:19804

Title: Map of the Territory of the Chief Nicolas Waterboer. Extra to the Journal. Copy of Apppendix map II
Subject: Griqualand West (South Africa)--Maps,
Description: Map showing the territory of Nicholas Waterboer in Griqualand West, in relation to the Cape Colony, Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic, with boundaries, rivers, place names and relief shown by form lines. No scale given.
Identifier: islandora:25142

Title: Plan of Cape Town showing tram lines and places of interest
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Street-railroads -- South Africa -- Cape Town -- Maps.
Description: Title and key in English and Dutch., Map shows the tramline from Cape Town central to Camps Bay over Kloof Nek, the Sea Point railway line, streets and street block divisions in Cape Town. Also indicated are 35 places of interest including the Castle, Parliament, the Supreme Court, the Opera House, the Tivoli, swimming baths in Long Street and Camps Bay, a pavilion in Camps Bay, places of worship, hotels and the lighthouses at Mouille Point and Green Point.
Identifier: islandora:19897

Title: Port Nolloth
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Port Nolloth Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Port Nolloth area., Relief shown by hachures., The Imperial map of the Cape Colony was "compiled by the Field Intelligence Division or Department of the British Army in Cape Town during the second Anglo-Boer War. ... [P.H. du P.] Casgrain ... superintended its production ..." (Board, C. "Certainly better than nothing at all" : a re-examination of the Imperial map of South Africa 1899-1902. Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference, Durban, 2003. Available online: http://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2003/Papers/109.pdf (accessed 5 Sept. 2012))., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate"., Projection not given., Co-ordinates not given., Printed in black only., Map folds into an outer cover., The map is mounted on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24852

Title: C.G.R. Caledon surveys. Sheet 3, 1896
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Swellendam--Maps, Railroads--South Africa--Riversdale--Maps, ,
Description: 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.
Identifier: islandora:29797

Title: Plan shewing colliery workings and portion of camp
Subject: Coal mines and mining--South Africa--Indwe--Maps,
Description: Map showing the workings of the Indwe Mine, with shafts, the engine house, magazine, hospital and compound. Relief is shown by hachures. Scale 1 7/8 inch to 500 feet. Scale 1 6/8 inch to 5 chains.
Identifier: islandora:25100

Title: Cradock
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Cradock Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows grand trunk roads, trunk roads, branch roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, telegraph lines, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Cradock area., Relief shown by hachures., The Imperial map of the Cape Colony was "compiled by the Field Intelligence Division or Department of the British Army in Cape Town during the second Anglo-Boer War. ... [P.H. du P.] Casgrain ... superintended its production ..." (Board, C. "Certainly better than nothing at all" : a re-examination of the Imperial map of South Africa 1899-1902. Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference, Durban, 2003. Available online: http://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2003/Papers/109.pdf (accessed 5 Sept. 2012))., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate.", Projection not given., Co-ordinates not given., Printed in black and red., Map folds into an outer cover., The maps are mounted on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24820

Title: Wakkerstroom
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Wakkerstroom Region (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: 1st ed., Map showing farm boundaries and fences, farm names, divisional boundaries, roads, rivers, telegraph lines and railways in the Wakkerstroom area. The map also indicates hills, pans (often dry), homesteads, cultivated land and trees., Relief shown by hachures., "G.F.N. Henderson [,] Colonel. Director of Military Intelligence.", "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate.", Projection not given., Map folds into an outer cover., Maps 845 and 849 are mounted on linen. Map 848 is not folded.
Identifier: islandora:24810

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