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Title: German East Africa. Karḗma
Subject: Karema Region (Tanzania) -- Maps., German East Africa -- Maps.
Description: Map showing towns, villages, international boundaries, railways, roads, tracks, telegraph lines, post and telegraph offices, heights in metres above sea level, mission stations, ruins, and "Mbuga" ("Low Country, often swampy in rainy season") in the Karḗma area., Relief shown by form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Grid reference: GDA, GDB., Index no.: D.2. & part of D.1.
Identifier: islandora:24777

Title: Afrique Nord-Est
Subject: Africa, Northeast--Maps, Arabian Peninsula--Maps, , ,
Description: Map showing north east Africa, including Egypt, Libya, Eritrea, the British Sudan and Chad, and the regions around the Mediterrenean and Red Sea, including the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Yemen, Transjordan, Palestine and the French Levant, and colonial boundaries and administrative divisions. Map shows towns and important indigenous centres, main military posts, historical ruins, railways, principal Saharan routes, rivers and streams, lakes, stagnant water, swamps, important water sources, rocks and dunes. Colour. Relief is shown in form lines, hatchures and hill shading. Scale 1 : 5.000.000. [Coordinates estimated]
Identifier: islandora:19342

Title: Pan-Africa
Subject: Sustainable development--Africa, Africa--Description and travel--Maps, Mixed economy--Africa,
Description: Map of Africa showing illustrations of people, types of economy, modes of transport, roads, railways, navigable rivers, wireless communication stations, caravan routes, places for ship repairs, boundaries, and some descriptions. Illustrated. Colour. Scale 200 miles to 1 inch.
Identifier: islandora:30053

Title: Principales routes et pistes de L'Afrique Français
Subject: Africa, French-speaking West--Maps, , ,
Description: Map showing major roads and tracks in French West Africa along the coast, including Mali, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Ivory Coast, Gold Coast, Slave Coast and part of Nigeria, with international and colonial boundaries, railways, hotels, camp grounds, telephone and telegraph offices, wireless telegraph posts, petrol depots, chief and advanced posts of the Saharan Company. Some colour. Relief shown by hachures and form lines. Scale 1 : 2.500.000. [Coordinates estimated]
Identifier: islandora:19350

Title: German East Africa. Bismarckburg
Subject: Kasanga Region (Tanzania) -- Maps., German East Africa -- Maps.
Description: Map showing towns, villages, international boundaries, railways, roads, tracks, telegraph lines, post and telegraph offices, heights in metres above sea level, mission stations, ruins, and "Mbuga" ("Low Country, often swampy in rainy season") in the Bismarckburg area., Relief shown by form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Grid reference: G.E.B., Index no.: E2.
Identifier: islandora:24767

Title: Africa, political divisions
Subject: Africa -- Boundaries -- Maps.
Description: Map of Africa showing political boundaries, treaty boundaries (with dates), undefined boundaries and telegraph cables., "Supplement to The African Review, 1st February, 1896"., African Review (London, England)
Identifier: islandora:19663

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: Mittel- und Nord-Africa (oestl. Theil) und Arabien
Subject: Africa, Northeast -- Maps., Middle East -- Maps., Ethiopia -- Maps.
Description: Map shows Libya, Egypt, Nubia, Habesch [Abyssinia], Darfur, the lands occupied by the Galla [Oromo], Somalia, Gulf of Aden, Red Sea and countries further North including Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan and Kurdistan., "Ausg. in 63 Bl. No. LIII. Stieler's Hand-Atlas (No. 45b)"., "Deutsche Meilen (15 = 1 Aequat. Gr.)"., Inset: Habesch [Abyssinia] showing regions including Tigre, Amhara, Shoa, the lands of the Galla, towns, villages, rivers, roads, lakes and mountain ranges. Inset bar scale indicates 1 inch per 30 Deutsche Meilen [1:900 000]. Adjacent to the inset is a topographical depiction of a mountain range including heights.
Identifier: islandora:19669

Title: German East Africa
Subject: German East Africa--Maps, Tanzania--Maps, Rwanda--Maps, Burundi--Maps, , , ,
Description: Map of German East Africa showing international boundaries, railways, primary roadways, military and district stations, mission stations, rivers and waterways. Relief shown by formlines. Scale 1: 2 000 000
Identifier: islandora:30066

Title: Southern Africa
Subject: Africa, Southern--Maps,
Description: Map of Southern Africa with territories, showing names of countries, districts, international boundaries, roads, railways, rivers, lakes, oceans, pans, and marshes. Coloured. Scale: 1 in. to 200 kilometres. Projection not given.
Identifier: islandora:29920

Title: Africa : rainfall and its causes
Subject: Rain and rainfall--Africa--Maps, Africa--Maps,
Description: Map of Africa showing the amount of annual rainfall in inches across the continent and local rainy season. The map also depicts the diraction and character of season winds. Scale not given.
Identifier: islandora:30108

Title: Africa :
Subject: Africa -- Maps.
Description: Map of Africa marked XL. Two insets: XLI: Egypt (showing the newly opened Suez Canal, the pyramids and the ruins of Thebes); XLII: Liberia (showing Monrovia, Kroo Town and the location of the "Kroos or Kroomen")., Map marks Morocco, Barbary, Algeria, Tripoli, Nubia, Abyssinia, Darfur, Somaulies [Somalia], Soudan [Sudan], Senegambia, Upper Guinea, Lower Guinea, Zanguebar, Southern Africa, St Helena, Ethiopia [covering today's Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda] and Madagascar. The map also gives distances to overseas countries and regions in miles., Note on map below St Helena on the burial of Napoleon on the island in 1821. An additional note gives details of the establishment of Liberia, including: "the immigrant population is about 6,000 and the native 140,000, the latter consists of various tribes of which the Veys or Feys, Deys, Bassas, Fishmen and Kroomen are the chief."
Identifier: islandora:19710

Title: [Afrique Equat Francaise, Soudan, Anglo Egyptien, Afrique Orientale Italienne, Congo Belge, Saoudienne]
Subject: Africa, Northeast--Maps, , ,
Description: Map showing northeast Africa with colonial territories including French Equatorial Africa, British Somalia, Anglo Egypt, Italian West Africa, Uganda and parts of Belgian Congo and Sudan, the Red Sea and Saudi Arabia, with administrative boundaries, state and political boundaries, and showing perennial and intermittent water courses, navigable canals, lakes, basins without drainage, marsh, bogs, sand, coastal points and important summits, railroads, international and other important, automotive routes, principal, international, secondary roads, principal and important paths, population density of towns, pipe lines, navigation routes, marine bases, aerononautical bases. Colour. Relief is shown in form lines and hypsometric tints. Scale 1 : 5.000.000. [Coordinates estimated].
Identifier: islandora:19140

Title: Nouvelle carte d'Afrique avec remarques et des tables pour trouver sans peine les differents peuples de cette partie du monde par les renvois alphabetiques suivant les plus nouvelles observations de messieurs de l'Academie des Siences [sic]
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Ethnic groups -- Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Africa -- History.
Description: The map shows the continent of Africa. The map includes 13 printed tables giving a range of information on either side of the map and two blocks containing historical remarks along the lower edge., Relief shown pictorially., From Chatelain and Gueudeville's Atlas historique (Amsterdam : Chez l'Honoré & Châtelain Libraires, 1719)., Scale in French, German, and Spanish leagues., Prime meridian: Ferro., Restored and placed between acid-free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19507

Title: Africa : communications and towns
Subject: Railroads--Africa--Maps, Steamboat lines--Africa--Maps, Cities and towns--Africa--Maps, Africa--Maps,
Description: Map of Africa showing communication and transportation routes throughout the continent linking selected African cities and towns. The map depicts both railways and steamer routes.
Identifier: islandora:30109

Title: South Africa
Subject: Africa, Southern -- Maps.
Description: 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".
Identifier: islandora:19573

Title: German East Africa. Ikoma
Subject: Ikoma Region (Tanzania) -- Maps., German East Africa -- Maps.
Description: Map showing towns, villages, international boundaries, railways, roads, tracks, telegraph lines, post and telegraph offices, heights in metres above sea level, mission stations, ruins, and "Mbuga" ("Low Country, often swampy in rainy season") in the Ikoma area., Relief shown by form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Map does not have additional reference grid., Index no.: A4.
Identifier: islandora:24772

Title: Afrika : Woermann-Linie, Deutsche Ost-Afrika-Linie, Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Afrika-Dienst), Hamburg-Bremer Afrika-Linie
Subject: Africa--Maps, Steamboat lines--Africa--Maps, Steamboat lines--Germany--Maps, Ocean travel--Maps, ,
Description: Map of Africa showing ocean liner routes between Africa and Europe as well as coastal and in-land routes on the Woermann Line, German East Africa Line, Hamburg-American Line and the Hamburg-Bremen Africa Line. The map uses different colors to represent the colonial possessions of France, Belgiu, Great Britain, Spain, Portugal and Italy. The map also shows, cities, towns, rivers, heritage sites, railroads, roads, wells, lakes, rivers and swamps. Scale 1:12 000 000
Identifier: islandora:30058

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

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