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Title: L'Africa divisa ne suoi principali stati di nuova projezione
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Map of Africa divided into regions, with Arabia and part of Asia. Decorative cartouche., Text in Italian., Cartouche, map outlines and several countries are hand coloured., Restored and hinged between acid-free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19694

Title: Moment of silence for those who have died of AIDS
Subject: AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects--South Africa, Treatment Action Campaign
Description: A moment of silence is observed at the Treatment Action Campaign, National Congress for those who have died of AIDS
Identifier: islandora:1038

Title: Nkosi Johnson.Born HIV Positive. Died in June 2001.
Subject: HIV-positive persons, AIDS (Disease) in children, Johnson, Nkosi, 1989-2001
Description: "The first day at school I didn't tell anybody that I have AIDS but I think they knew. There was one boy that I'm sure doesn't like me. He will greet me but if I go near him he moves away. If I go to touch other boys, he says. 'Don't go near him...
Identifier: islandora:10945

Title: Six of eight orphans whose parents died of AIDS, Hlabisa, South Africa
Subject: AIDS (disease)--South Africa, Orphans--South Africa, Children--South Africa,
Description: AIDS orphans (from left to right), Mandla Nyawo (14), Samkelisiwe Nyawo (8), Mbongeni Nyawo (11), Nhlakanipho Nywao (5), Nkosiyabona Nyawo (4), and Sphamandla Nyawo (12). They are six of eight siblings whose parents died of AIDS and left them with their aunt. The aunt is single and has two children of her own. She does washing for the local hospital three times a week, earning R60 ($8) per week). Hlabisa, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:1374

Title: L'Africa divisa ne'suoi Principali Stati Di Nuova Projezione
Subject: Africa
Description: Based on Janvier's map (see NOR 0104). "Fairly accurate geographically and unknown parts of the country are marked as such instead of being dotted with fictitious places"; Prime meridian through Ferro Island., Venice. Zatta, Antonio, fl. 1757-1797
Identifier: islandora:25364

Title: Vicariati Apostolici nel Congo, Capo di Buona Speranza, Natal, e S. Ma. Mayotta, Nossibe Madagascar Prelazia di Mozambico
Subject: Southern Africa
Description: " ... probably originated from the Vatican in Rome. Shows southern Africa divided into its various states and colonies." Top left: TAV. CXII., Unknown. Anonymous
Identifier: islandora:25461

Title: Carta geografica del Capo di Buona Speranza
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: The map spans the area from Saldanha Bay to False Bay and shows land cultivated by the Dutch East India Company (with Italian versions of the names of many of the early farmers), sweet water wells, salt pans, woods, rivers and sailing ships off the West Coast. The map indicates "Isola di Robbi" (Robben Island) and "Isola de Daini" (Dassen Island), routes to the homesteads of indigenous peoples and the real or imagined location of "Elefanti", "Tigri" and "Rinoceri". Included is a detailed, ornamental, coloured cartouche depicting an elephant, a rhinoceros, people building a hut with wood and grass, trees, ships at anchor and mountains across the bay., Relief shown pictorially., Appears in: Atlante novissimo che contiene tutti le parti del mondo / Guillaume de l'Isle. Venice : Presso Giambatista Albrizzi, 1740-1750., "Scala di Miglia 15 Italiane 60 in un grado"., Restored and hinged between acid-free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19706

Title: Mar di Aethiopia vulgo Oceanus Aethiopicus
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: Extends eastward to include South America. The compass rose radiates numerous rhumb lines. "An elongated land mass along the lower border is labelled Terra Australis Incognita probably one of the earliest representations of Australia.", Amsterdam. Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
Identifier: islandora:25352

Title: Carta particolare che comincia con il fiume Juntas nella Guinea e finisce con il capo di S. Dara e con l'Isola d'S. Thomaso
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: Inset: Island of St. Thomas., Florence. Dudley, Robert, Sir, 1574-1649
Identifier: islandora:25740

Title: Carta particolare dell mare Oceano fra l'Ierlandia e l'Isole di Asores
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: A compass rose and sailing vessel decorate the sea., Florence. Dudley, Robert, Sir, 1574-1649
Identifier: islandora:25464

Title: OK, so some of them have died anyway, but at least by taking vitamins they've died healthy.
Subject: Tshabalala-Msimang, Manto, 1940-2009--Caricatures and cartoons, Rath, Helmud--Caricatures and cartoons, AIDS (Disease)--Alternative treatment--Caricatures and cartoons, South Africa--Politics and government--1994- --Caricatures and cartoons, South African wit and humor, Pictorial, South Africa
Description: Vitamin pills sold by German huckster, Helmud Rath , was favoured by Minister of Health , Manto Tshabalala, �as the preferred cure for HIV/AIDS
Identifier: islandora:6124

Title: Il Paese Degli ottentotti ne' Contorni del Capo di Buona Speranza
Subject: Africa - Cape of Good Hope
Description: Prime meridian through Ferro Island., Paris. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772
Identifier: islandora:25280

Title: Carta particolareche mostra il Capo buona Speranza con il Mare Verso Ponte e con L'isole di Tristan D'Acunha e di Martin Vaz
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: Calligraphy covers much of the South Atlantic. A compass rose and two sailing vessels decorate the sea., Florence. Dudley, Robert, Sir, 1574-1649
Identifier: islandora:25749

Title: Carta particolare che comincia con il Capo Degortam e con il capo Buona Speranza e finisce in Gradi 27 di Latitudine Australe
Subject: Africa - Oceans
Description: The interior remains almost blank with the exception of three mountain ranges. The bays and capes are marked., Florence. Dudley, Robert, Sir, 1574-1649
Identifier: islandora:25738

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