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Title: Sources of mine native labour
Subject: Labour--Southern Africa--History--Maps, Contract labor--Southern Africa--Maps, Miners--Southern Africa--Recruitment, ,
Description: Map of Southern Africa showing native mine workers' recruiting stations of the Native Recruiting Corporation (N.R.C.) and the Witwatersrand Native Labour Association (W.N.L.A.), international boundaries, native transport routes, names of places, and rivers. Illustrated. Scale: 1.5 in. to 100 Statute Miles.
Identifier: islandora:29948

Title: Central and South Africa
Subject: Africa, Southern -- Maps., Africa, Central -- Maps.
Description: Politically colour-coded map of central Africa and South Africa showing Cameroon, Fernando Po, Spanish Guinea, French Equatorial Africa, Belgian Congo, Uganda, German East Africa, Portuguese East Africa, Nyasaland Protectorate, Northern Rhodesia, Angola, South West Africa, Bechuanaland Protectorate and British Bechuanaland, Transvaal, Orange Free State, Basutoland, Swaziland and the Cape of Good Hope. The map indicates railways (open, under construction and projected), telegraph cables and steamer routes., Bar scale on map in English miles., Map folds into a cover., Insets: East London - street plan. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Port Elizabeth - street plan. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Table Bay and Table Mountain with topographical detail indicated by contour lines. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Cape Town - street plan. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Lourenco Marques, Delagoa Bay - showing an outline street plan and soundings in the English River. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Durban - street plan. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Part of England and Wales on same scale as large map; Coastal area of German East Africa and southern Kenya, showing Mombasa, Shimba, Usambara, Ukhuere, Udoe and Bagamoyo and the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba. Scale [ca. 1:2 145 792].
Identifier: islandora:19770

Title: Pascaerte van't westelycke deel van Oost Indien, van Cabo de Bona Esperanca tot C. Comorin
Subject: Indian Ocean -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: The map shows the eastern portion of the African continent from Egypt in the north to the Cape of Good Hope in the south, the Indian Ocean and its islands including Madagascar, Yemen and Arabia, Persia and the western coast of India. The cartouche shows a map and a woman standing on either side of the text scroll with two children carrying parasols perched atop the scroll, another child talking to the woman and a further child sitting on the scale statement box. There are two engravings of sailing ships in the Indian Ocean., Depths are indicated by soundings and ocean shallows are marked with dotted shading., The bar scales on the map are given in Dutch, Spanish, English and French miles., Oriented with north to the left., This map has been damaged in the cartouche and scale areas. The cartouche is partially hand-coloured. Some text is missing.
Identifier: islandora:19569

Title: Amguid : Inifel
Subject: Amguid (Algeria)--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing the Amguid region in Algeria and territorial and district boundaries, with tracks, major and secondary roads, perennial and intermittent water sources, filled wells, depth of wells in metres ,rock and saltflats, dunes, rimstone pools, fortresses, shrines, post and telegraph stations, geodetic and astronomic points, escarpment, dune and cavities, landing strips, palms, forests, shrubs and permanent pasture. Relief is shown in hatchures, form, contour lines and spot heights. Colour. Scale 1 : 500.000.
Identifier: islandora:19172

Title: Morocco
Subject: Northern Africa
Description: Inset: Strait of Gibraltar.
Identifier: islandora:25675

Title: Trangahy
Subject: Trangahy (Madagascar)--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing Trangahy, a town and commune in the Antsalova district, Mahajanga province, in western Madagascar, with roads for carts/wagons, mule driver paths, tracks, wooden bridges, wells, springs, geodetic points, key junctions, tombs, large villages, villages, wet or covered sands, dry sands, rice paddies, plantations, high bush, extractions, rocky escarpments, baobabs, coconut palms, bush, marsh. Relief shown by form lines. Colour. Scale 1 : 100.000. [Coordinates estimated].
Identifier: islandora:19340

Title: Afrique avec ses principales Divisions et leurs Capitales
Subject: Africa
Description: Prime meridian through Ferro Island and Paris. Top right: 4., Unknown. Anonymous
Identifier: islandora:25409

Title: Deutsch-Südwestafrika
Subject: Namibia--Maps, ,
Description: Map of German South West Africa [Namibia] showing German, British and Portuguese interests, the boundaries of the major local and tribal chiefs in the German protected areas, roads, police stations, post offices, bodies of water, telegraph lines, postal routes, diamond deposits and steamship routes to the coast. Scale 1:2 000 000
Identifier: islandora:30063

Title: Djebel Mansour
Subject: Djebel Mansour (Tunisia)--Maps,
Description: Map of the region surrounding Djebel Mansour in Zaghouan governorate, eastern Tunisia, showing state, administrative, district and communal boundaries, with magnetic declination, long distance roads, communication routes, local highways, irregularly maintained dirt roads, logging roads and mule tracks, remains of Roman roads, stone bridges, suspended bridges with supports, footbridges, ferries, fords navigable by vehicle or foot, rivers, forests, marshes, dunes, vines, water sources dry in summer, churches, chapels or holy places, houses, wells and fountains, water and wind mills, fixed and rotating lighthouses, port lights, cannons, cemetries, irrigation canals, trigonometric points, telegraphs, posts. Colour. Relief shown by form lines, contours and shading. Scale 1 : 50.000.
Identifier: islandora:19078

Title: Cimbebas et Caffariae Littora a Catenbela ad Promontorium Bonae Spei. Pascaert van Cimbebas en Caffrares Streckende van Catembela tot Cabo de Bona Esperanca
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: Almost identical to the Renard's map (see NOR 0254). Inset: De Ommelanden van de Caap de Goede Hoop met de Saldanha, Tafel en Falso Baien in Groot Bestek., Amsterdam. Ottens, R. (Reinier), 1698-1750; Ottens, J. (Josua), 1704-1765
Identifier: islandora:25425

Title: A Map of Africa
Subject: Africa
Description: London. Trusler
Identifier: islandora:25508

Title: A Plan of Cape Bona Esperance with False Bay
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: This chart also appeared in editions of Sayer and Bennett's Oriental Pilot. Inset: Silhouettes of mountain ranges from Table Mountain to Seamensberg. The bay contains a compass rose radiating rhumb lines., London. Robert Laurie and James Whittle
Identifier: islandora:25469

Title: Besitzstands-karte von Deutsch Südwestafrika : mittelblatt
Subject: Namibia--Maps, ,
Description: Map of German South-West Africa [Namibia] showing political and administrative boundaries, roads, rivers, farmlands, towns, cities, and police stations. This map shows the districts of Oka Handja, GObabis, Windhuk, Karubib, Swakopmund, Maltahohe and Gibeon. Scale 1:800 000
Identifier: islandora:30080

Title: Nova descriptio Africae
Subject: Africa
Description: Smaller version of Blaeu's map (see NOR 0032), but lacking borders., Frankfurt. Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650
Identifier: islandora:25235

Title: Besitzstands-karte von Deutsch Südwestafrika in 3 blättern
Subject: Namibia--Maps, ,
Description: Map of German South-West Africa [Namibia] showing political and administrative boundaries, roads, rivers, farmlands, towns, cities, and police stations. This map shows the districts of Warmbad, Keetmanshoop, Hasuur, Lüdertzbucht and Bethanien. Scale 1:800 000
Identifier: islandora:30091

Title: Africa
Subject: Africa
Description: Much of the geography proves to be inaccurate due to the fact it was based on antiquarian maps. "Large tracts of the interior of Africa are marked unknown". Across the top: Pinkerton's Modern Atlas., Philadelphia. Dobson, Thomas, 1751-1823
Identifier: islandora:25741

Title: Carte de l'Egypte, de Ia Nubie, de l'Abissinie
Subject: Northern Africa
Description: Companion map (see NOR 0297). Includes Horn of Africa, Arabia and a portion of Persia. Top right: 22., Amsterdam. Covens, Jean; Mortier, Corneille
Identifier: islandora:25386

Title: A map of Zaara, Negroe-Land, Guinea etc.
Subject: Africa, North -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Africa, West -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: With one inset: "The Isles of C. Verd. [Cape Verde Islands]"., Map shows countries in West Africa and North Africa, including off-shore islands, rivers and mountains. Countries indicated are Guinea, Nigeria, Gold Coast, Côte d’Ivoire, and the Sahara Desert., Moll, Herman, d. 1732. Atlas manuale, or, A new sett of maps of all the parts of the earth, as well Asia, Africa and America, as Europe. London : Printed for A. and J. Churchil[l] and T. Childe, 1709. v. 32, p. 33
Identifier: islandora:19715

Title: Figura del Mondo Universale
Subject: Africa
Description: Latin edition of Munster's map. Round-shaped world map surrounded by the heads of wind gods, blowing their winds towards the earth. Several sea monsters occupy the waters., Basel. Munster, Sebastian, 1489-1552
Identifier: islandora:25476

Title: Wagadugu
Subject: Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing Wagadagu in Burkina Faso on the border of Ivory Coast, and state boundaries, colonial territories, provincial, district and subdivision boundaries, with railways roads, tracks, paths, streets with telegraph lines and telegraph lines, colonial capitals, important cities and main towns, chief towns of districts, bridges, ferries, ford crossings, perennial and intermittent water flows, swamps, springs, salt or sweetwater marshes, airports, landing strips and water airports, post and telegraph offices, roadhouses, radio stations, customs offices, military bases, stage and storage camps, Christian missions, Mosques, minarets, sacred places, trigometric or astronomic points. Altitude in metres. Relief is shown in form lines. Some colour. Special edition. Scale 1 : 500 000.
Identifier: islandora:19245

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