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Title: Standard railway map of South Africa
Subject: Railroads -- Africa, Southern -- Maps., Railroads -- South Africa -- Maps.
Description: The map shows railways in the Cape of Good Hope, South West Africa, British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Basutoland, Portuguese East Africa, Nyasaland, Belgian Congo, as well as north west, southern and north east Rhodesia. The reference list shows the lines controlled by South African Railways, Rhodesia Railways, Beira and Mashonaland Railways, Caminho de Ferro de Lourenço Marques, Portuguese East Africa, Belgian Congo, private railways, lines projected or under construction, road motor services, sidings and grain elevator stations. The map indicates towns, bays, rivers, lakes, pans and marshes. It also shows the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean as well as distances between ports along the coast of Southern Africa from Walvis Bay to Beira., "Compiled on the basis of Bonne's projection (Central meridian 25° East Longitude).", There are five inset maps: Port Elizabeth and environs; Cape Town and environs; Johannesburg - Pretoria and environs; Durban - Pietermaritzburg and environs; and East London and environs.
Identifier: islandora:19775

Title: Geological map of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, sheet IV
Subject: Geology--South Africa--Maps, Geology, Stratigraphic--Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Maps, Basins (Geology)--South Africa--Maps,
Description: Geological map of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope showing superficial deposits, Ecca and Dwyka Series of the Karoo System, Wittenberg, Bokkeveld and Table Mountain Series of the Cape System, French Hoek beds, Malmesbury Series, dolerite and diabase, and qartz-porphyry granite, railwys, roads, rivers, and mountains. Coloured. Scale: 1 in. to 5 English miles. Projection not given.
Identifier: islandora:29958

Title: Map of the Colony of Natal
Subject: Southern Africa
Identifier: islandora:25596

Title: Tribal map of eastern Africa
Subject: Tribes--Africa, East--Maps, ,
Description: Map of east Africa showing the territories of the tribes of Sudan, Uganda, Abyssinia, Kenya, Somalia and British Somaliland, extending into Ruanda and Urundi, with capitals of territories, principal towns, localities or villages, rivers and railways. The map also shows parts of the neighbouring Anglo- Egyptian Sudan. Some colour. Relief shown by form lines and hachures. First edition. Scale 1 : 3.000.000.
Identifier: islandora:19303

Title: Map of the District of Matatiela, sheet no. 2
Subject: Matatiele (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, Surveying--South Africa, Land use--South Africa--Matatiele (Eastern Cape),
Description: Map od the District of Matatiela showing locations, district boundaries, commonages, names of places, location reserves, field cornetcies, roads, and rivers. Scale 1 English mile to 1 inch.
Identifier: islandora:30009

Title: Maps showing historical distribution and migrations of people in Southern Africa
Subject: African people - History
Identifier: islandora:7645

Title: Map of the District of Mount Currie, sheet no. 1
Subject: Mount Currie (South Africa)--History--Maps, Mount Currie (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, Surveying--South Africa,
Description: Map of the District of Mount Currie showing commonages, location reserves, roads, cornetcies, district boundaries, and rivers. Scale 1 English mile to 1 inch.
Identifier: islandora:30015

Title: Bounds map of Cairo
Subject: Cairo (Egypt)--Description and travel--Maps, City planning--Egypt--Cairo--History--Maps,
Description: Bounds map of Cairo showing buildings and streets, banks, churches, and areas out of bounds shaded pink, and an index of descriptions and addresses. Scale 1:5,000. Issued Under Authority of H.Q. 17 Area M.E.F.
Identifier: islandora:29989

Title: Sketch map showing route for Oudtshoorn, Beaufort West Railway vîa Tover Waters Poort
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Oudtshoorn--Maps, Railroads--South Africa--Beaufort West--Maps, Swartberg Mountains--Maps, ,
Description: 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 scale given.
Identifier: islandora:25148

Title: Original map of Great Namaqualand and Damaraland
Subject: Damaraland (Namibia)--History--Description and travel, Damaraland (Namibia)--Description and travel--Maps, Damaraland (Namibia)--Maps, ,
Description: 2nd sheet of a map showing the North East of Damaraland, with names of places, chiefs and tribes, missions stations, roads, rivers, pans, mountains, and some descriptions. Relief shown by hachures and mountains. Scale 1:742016.
Identifier: islandora:29967

Title: Map of part of central Africa showing the routes of the expedition performed under the sanction of H.M. Government by Messrs Richardson, Barth and Overweg in the years 1851 and 1852
Subject: Africa, Central -- Maps.
Description: The expedition routes are marked in colour. The map indicates Bormu, Bagirmi, Waday, Darfor, and Fumbina or Adamaua. Topographical features include mountains, rivers and lakes, namely Lake Tsad [Chad] with its archipelago of islands occupied by the Bidduma ("an independent pagan tribe") and Lake Fittri. The map also shows the Bight of Biafra with a note about the Bati, "a pagan tribe of white colour and of beautiful shape, from whose country a very high mountain is seen to the S.W. said to be close to the sea. They live in houses of clay and wear around their loins an apron made of cotton"., Torn along fold lines into three pieces.
Identifier: islandora:19665

Title: Map of part of Cape Colony
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Eastern Cape--Maps,
Description: 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 scale given.
Identifier: islandora:25159

Title: GPS Land Use and Occupancy Survey : Jakob Malgas, Map item #13
Subject: Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--South Africa, Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.--South Africa, San (African people)--Kalahari Desert, Africa, Southern--Maps, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Botswana and South Africa), ,
Description: A map of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park showing various numbered points of interest within the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. There is no legend but these numbers are believed to correspond with GPS co-ordinates taken at sites of cultural significance gleaned from interviews with members of the San community.
Identifier: islandora:27337

Title: Map of Central and South Africa
Subject: South Africa -- Maps., Africa, Southern -- Maps., Africa, Central -- Maps.
Description: Map featuring French Equatorial Africa, Cameroon, Belgian Congo, Uganda, Tanganyika, Kenya, Portuguese East Africa, Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, South West Africa, Bechuanaland, Basutoland, Swaziland and South Africa, showing railways in operation, railways under construction, authorised or proposed railways, telegraph and telephone lines, roads, boundaries, mountain ranges, lighthouses, wells, springs, rivers, lakes, pans and dams., Insets: Africa, showing the east coast route and the Cape to Cairo railway. Scale [ca. 1: 25 344 000] -- Beira and district -- Maritzburg -- Durban -- East London -- Port Elizabeth -- Cape Town. Scale [1:804 672] -- Johannesburg -- Luderitzbucht.
Identifier: islandora:19621

Title: [Screenshot of GPS data maps], Map item #9
Subject: water hole, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Botswana and South Africa), Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--South Africa, Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.--South Africa, San (African people)--Kalahari Desert, Africa, Southern--Maps, ,
Description: A screenshot of geo-positioning software showing several points within the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The details of one point - a water hole - are revealed in an open window.
Identifier: islandora:27333

Title: An accurate map of Africa drawn from the Sieur Robert with improvements
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Map extracted from Richard Brookes, The general gazetteer, or, Compendious geographical dictionary ... (London: Printed for J. Newbery, 1766). Information derived from http://www.biblioserver.com/newberry/index.php?m=search (accessed: 5 December 2007)., "Engraved (by the Kings authority) for the Geographical Dictionary.", Restored and hinged between acid free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19731

Title: Map of Cape Colony shewing land reserved for natives
Subject: Blacks--Land tenure--South Africa--Maps, Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Administrative and political boundaries--Maps, , ,
Description: A map of the Cape Colony showing native reserves, locations, mission stations and districts, native reserves, locations and districts under the influence of the Glen Grey Act, with district boundaries, rivers, railways, towns and villages. Some colour. Scale 1 inch to 2 1/2 miles.
Identifier: islandora:25195

Title: Map of the District of Mount Currie, sheet no. 3
Subject: Mount Currie (South Africa)--History--Maps, Mount Currie (South Africa)--Description and travel--Maps, Surveying--South Africa,
Description: Map of the District of Mount Currie showing commonages, location reserves, district boundaries, cornetcies, rivers, swamps, and roads. Scale 1 English mile to 1 inch.
Identifier: islandora:30016

Title: Map of the District of Kentani, sheet no. 1
Subject: Kentani (South Africa, Eastern Cape)--Description and travel--Maps, Surveying--South Africa, Land use--South Africa--Kentani (Eastern Cape),
Description: Map of the District of Kentani showing settlements, building lots, native locations, commonages, reserves, district boundaries, roads, and rivers. Scale 1 English mile to 1 inch.
Identifier: islandora:30012

Title: Map of the routes to the gold fields
Subject: South Africa -- Maps., Africa, Southern -- Maps., Railroads -- South Africa -- Maps., Mines and mineral resources -- Africa, Southern -- Maps.
Description: Map of southern Africa including the German Protectorate, Great Namaqualand, Mashonaland and Matabeleland in southern Rhodesia, Portuguese possessions, the lower portion of Nyasaland, marked "British", Swaziland, Basutoland, the Kalahari, Bechuanaland and British Bechuanaland, Khama's land, Kaffraria, Pondoland, Zululand, the Amaduma and Amatonga land. The map details the rail routes to the gold and diamond fields, the route to Matabeleland and Mashonaland, agricultural produce and a colour colded key to the mineral deposits of gold, copper, lead, coal, iron, asbestos, crocidolite and diamonds. It also shows the Customs Union boundary proclaimed on 26 June 1893., Scale given in English miles., There are two inset maps: Map of Africa giving the sea and overland routes from London to the gold fields; Enlarged plan showing suburban railway lines from Cape Town to Simonstown., The map is badly damaged. Map detail is missing from the top left corner and text from the title cartouche has been torn away in the bottom right corner.
Identifier: islandora:19580

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