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Nouvelle carte physique et minière du Transvaal, de l’Etat Libre d’Orange et des Pays Sud-Africains (Possessions Anglaises et Portugaises) par F. Bianconi.
Bianconi, F.
Nouvelle carte ...
1900
15855.002
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Bianconi, F.
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Nouvelle carte physique et minière du Transvaal, de l’Etat Libre d’Orange et des Pays Sud-Africains (Possessions Anglaises et Portugaises) par F. Bianconi.
List No
15855.002
I. Troye's Map of the Transvaal or S.A. Republic
Troye, Gustav A...
I. Troye's Map ...
1892
10884.003
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Troye, Gustav Arthur
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I Troye's Map of the Transvaal or S.A. Republic
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10884.003
II. Troye's Map of the Transvaal or S.A. Republic
Troye, Gustav A...
II. Troye's Map...
1892
10884.004
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Troye, Gustav Arthur
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II. Troye's Map of the Transvaal or S.A. Republic
List No
10884.004
III. Troye's Map of the Transvaal or S.A. Republic
Troye, Gustav A...
III. Troye's Ma...
1892
10884.005
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Troye, Gustav Arthur
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III. Troye's Map of the Transvaal or S.A. Republic
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10884.005
IV. Troye's Map of the Transvaal or S.A. Republic
Troye, Gustav A...
IV. Troye's Map...
1892
10884.006
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Troye, Gustav Arthur
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IV. Troye's Map of the Transvaal or S.A. Republic
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10884.006
V. Troye's Map of the Transvaal or S.A. Republic
Troye, Gustav A...
V. Troye's Map ...
1892
10884.007
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Troye, Gustav Arthur
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V. Troye's Map of the Transvaal or S.A. Republic
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10884.007
VI. Troye's Map of the Transvaal or S.A. Republic
Troye, Gustav A...
VI. Troye's Map...
1892
10884.008
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Troye, Gustav Arthur
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VI. Troye's Map of the Transvaal or S.A. Republic
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10884.008
Composite: I-VI. Troye's Map of the Transvaal or S.A. Republic
Troye, Gustav A...
Composite: I-VI...
1892
10884.009
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Troye, Gustav Arthur
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(Composite map to) I-VI. Troye's Map of the Transvaal or S.A. Republic
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10884.009
The Transvaal : a guide to its pleasure resorts & historic places
Art Maps Pty. L...
The Transvaal :...
1935
13137.000
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Art Maps Pty. Ltd.
Full Title
The Transvaal : a guide to its pleasure resorts & historic places. Designed, drawn and published by Art Maps Pty. Ltd. Johannesburg.
List No
13137.000
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Pictorial map of the Transvaal or the South African Republic. Border vignette illustrations depicting historic places, wildlife, native tribes, agricultural & mineral distribution, fishing areas, farms and portrait of notable figures. Shows roads, railways, cities and towns. Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Includes text and decorative compass rose. Date estimated.
Tourist Map of South Africa.
Ullmann
Tourist Map of ...
1937
12468.001
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Ullmann
Full Title
Tourist Map of South Africa.
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12468.001
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Full color.
Original map of the Transvaal or South-African Republic
Merensky, Alexa...
Original map of...
1875
11205.000
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[Merensky, Alexander, 1837-1918, Sulzer, J.]
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Original map of the Transvaal or South-African Republic, including the gold and diamondfields. From the best sources and documents, especially from sourveys by Mr. Mauch, Baines, Mohr, and others, combined with the results of hisown explorations by A. Merensky, Superintendent of the Berlin missions in Transvaal. Berlin & Botsabelo, 1875. Selbstverlag des Verfassers. Zu beziehen vom Missionshaus, Berlin, Friedensstr. 4. Engraved by J. Sulzer. Berlin.
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11205.000
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"A very rare and historically important map – the first comprehensive, accurate general map of the Transvaal, issued shortly before the First Boer War (1880-1), by the missionary-cartographer Alexander Marensky... an intrepid German missionary-cartographer who tirelessly surveyed the bushveld, while searching out the best sources from other mapmakers. The region was then a wild and volatile frontier, the control of which was actively contested between the Afrikaner settlers, the various native nations and the covetous British colonists and officials who were progressively moving in from the Cape. Recent finds of gold and diamonds, which are prominently noted on the map, had suddenly brought this land to global attention. These factors would soon lead to the First Boer War (1880-1), followed by the explosive population and economic growth of the Transvaal. The present 1875 map by Merensky follows the 1868 map of the Transvaal he made in conjunction with Friedrich Jeppe. While the earlier map represented a major advancement, it contained many serious inaccuracies and blank spaces that were corrected and filled in by the present production. The map shows the Transvaal with very expansive borders, such that it designates many of the regions that were disputed with neighbouring jurisdictions as decisively being a part of the ZAR. For instance, the border with Portuguese East Africa (Mozambique) cuts far to the east of the true line, only a short distance from the colonial capital of Lourenço Marques (Maputo). Also Swaziland (in reality then, as now, a fully independent kingdom) is shown to be a part of the ZAR, as are the southern districts of Utrecht and Luneberg, which were really a part of Natal. Within the Transvaal, all districts are labeled, while symbols, identified in the legend below the title, designate all towns; European farms and small villages; missions; native villages, as well fountains or pits (sources of water). Pretoria, the capital of the ZAR, graces the centre of the map, while a series of roads and bush tracks connect it to an archipelago of fledgling towns and settlements. Of great importance, the map also labels the ‘Boundary of the Tsetse Fly’, designated by a green line. This disease-carrying insect, the scourge of Europeans in Sub-Saharan Africa, occupied the lowland areas, although not the high plateau of the Transvaal. While Europeans could live in relative health in the fly-free zones, the lands beyond the line represented omnipresent danger. The map predates by over a decade the explosive growth experienced by the Transvaal following the discovery of massive gold deposits along the Wittwatersrand Ridge in 1886, located to the southwest of Pretoria (Johannesburg was founded that year). That being said, the map provides a wealth of information on the early discoveries of gold and diamonds in the region, which are noted throughout. For instance the map labels the ‘Diamondfields’ (the world’s largest) near Kimberly, West Cape, the ‘Goldfield’ near Lydenburg in the northeast and ‘Buttons Goldfield’ near Marabasdorp, amongst many others." (Alex Johnson, 2015) “As a researcher Merensky was particularly interested in geography and made two significant contributions in that field. Assisted by Carl Mauch, the explorer, and Friedrich Jeppe, the postmaster-general and cartographer, he in 1868 published a map which is a relatively comprehensive survey of the Transvaal. In 1875 he published in Germany a considerably improved map of the Transvaal Republic; for a long time it was considered the best cartographical survey of this area.” (Dictionary of South African Biography). Outline color map of Transvaal Republic with surrounding territories. Shows principal places or districts, villages, missionary stations, abandoned stations, kraals, farms, forest, Tsetse fly boundaries, mining fields, etc. Map indicates British and Portuguese dominions. Relief shown by hachures.
South Africa delineated from various documents.
Arrowsmith, Aar...
South Africa de...
1815
6911.001
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Arrowsmith, Aaron
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South Africa delineated from various documents By A. Arrowsmith. London, Published by A. Arrowsmith, Hydrographer to H.R.H. Prince of Wales 10 Soho Square, 10th March 1815.
List No
6911.001
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"Arrowsmith published the map at around the time that British sovereignty over the Cape Colony was recognized at the Congress of Vienna. The British had been in control of the colony since 1795, when they took over from the Dutch to prevent it from falling into the hands of Napoleonic France; it was briefly relinquished to the Dutch in 1803, before the British regained control in 1806 The map is based, not surprisingly, upon contemporary Dutch material. Although the British had been in control for the previous 20 years, there had been little interest taken in the colony, beyond its use as an important strategic port from which to base operations during the Napoleonic wars. Wholly British maps of the Cape and South Africa would not be published for another 19 years, most notably by Aaron's son Samuel, with his 'Map of the Cape of Good Hope' in 1834 and S.D.U.K.'s map of South Africa in the same year." (Lyon and Turnbull.
South Africa 40
Appleton, D. & ...
South Africa 40
1892
0026.096
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Appleton, D. & Co.
Full Title
South Africa. Copyright 1892 by Appleton & Co. (with 4 insets). (to accompany) The Library Atlas Of Modern Geography ... New York, D. Appleton And Company 1892. (on upper margin) South Africa 40.
List No
0026.096
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Color map on 2 sheets. Insets: Durban, Port Elizabeth, Environs of Cape Town and Continuation of map. Shows major cities and towns, railways, roads, tracks, etc. Includes notes, and color coded reference to European possessions in South Africa. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Prime meridian is Greenwich.
Cape Colony.
Arrowsmith, Aar...
Cape Colony.
1812
0028.063
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Colony of the Cape of Good Hope. From Mr. Barrow's survey. F. Shallus sc. (Boston: Published by Thomas & Andrews. 1812)
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0028.063
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Engraved map, uncolored. Relief shown by hachures. Shows districts, settlements, rivers, etc.
Cape of Good Hope.
Arrowsmith, Joh...
Cape of Good Ho...
1836
0036.024
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Arrowsmith, John
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Cape of Good Hope, by J. Arrowsmith. London, pubd. 15 Feby. 1836 by J. Arrowsmith, 35 Essex Street, Strand.
List No
0036.024
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Engraved map. Hand colored boundaries. Relief shown by hachures. Northeastern part on separate sheet, pasted on. "This map is with permission copied from the original M.S. drawing in the Colonial Office, compiled by Mr. Herbert, Senr."
Afrique, meridionale.
Brue, Adrien Hu...
Afrique, meridi...
1828
0096.053
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Brue, Adrien Hubert, 1786-1832
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(Carte detaillee en deux feuilles de l'Afrique et des iles qui en dependent). Afrique meridionale (par A. Brue, Geographe du Roi ... Paris, 1828). (with) Extremite sud de l'Afrique ou Colonie du cap, pays des Hottentots et des Betjouanas. (with) Archipel du nord-est de Madagascar. (Chez l'Auteur, rue des Macons-Sorbonne, no. 9, et chez les principaux marchands de cartes geographiques)
List No
0096.053
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Hand colored engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. Also includes insets of Ascension, Tristan de Acuna and Diego Aloarez, Bouvet, Crozet, Amsterdam and Saint Paul, Kerguelen, and Isles Mascareignes. Prime meridian: Paris.
Composite: Afrique.
Brue, Adrien Hu...
Composite: Afri...
1828
0096.054
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Brue, Adrien Hubert, 1786-1832
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(Composite of) Carte detaillee en deux feuilles de l'Afrique et des iles qui en dependent ... par A. Brue, Geographe du Roi ... Paris, 1828. (with) Abyssinie et pays des Gallas. (with) Extremite sud de l'Afrique ou Colonie du cap, pays des Hottentots et des Betjouanas. (with) Archipel du nord-est de Madagascar. Chez l'Auteur, rue des Macons-Sorbonne, no. 9, et chez les principaux marchands de cartes geographiques.
List No
0096.054
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Digital composite of 2 hand colored engraved maps (north and south sheet). Relief shown by hachures. Includes inset of Cape Verde, Ascension, Tristan de Acuna and Diego Aloarez, Bouvet, Crozet, Amsterdam and Saint Paul, Kerguelen, and Isles Mascareignes. Prime meridian: Paris.
Southern Africa.
Colton, G.W.
Southern Africa...
1869
0152.107
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Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Colton's Africa Southern Sheet. Published By G. W & C. B. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York.
List No
0152.107
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Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D. C.
Africa.
Cornell, S. S. ...
Africa.
1864
0197.025
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Cornell, S. S. (Sarah S.)
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Africa. Designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography. (with) Map of Isthmus of Suez. (with) Liberia. (with) Southern part of Africa. Entered ... 1855, by S.S. Cornell ... Southern District of New York. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 443 & 445 Broadway. (1864)
List No
0197.025
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Engraved map with 3 insets. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
South Africa, Cape Colony.
Dower, John; Hi...
South Africa, C...
1832
0247.106
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[Dower, John, Higgins, W.M.]
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South Africa, (Cape Colony.)
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0247.106
Africa.
Johnson, A.J.
Africa.
1870
0358.069
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Johnson, A.J.
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Johnson's Africa. (insets) Map of Liberia; Delta or the Nile; Map of Cape Colony; Cape Verde Islands; St. Helena. Entered ... 1864.
List No
0358.069
Religious belief.
Johnston, Alexa...
Religious belie...
1854
0372.035
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Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
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Moral & statistical chart showing the geographical distribution of man according to religious belief, with the principal Protestant mission stations in the middle of the 19th century. By A. Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Engraved & printed in colours by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. 1st May, 1854. (1856)
List No
0372.035
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Col. lithographed map. Inset maps: Distribution of man in Europe according to language. Scale [ca. 1:17,000,000] -- Mission stations of India. Scale [ca. 1:20,500,000] -- Prevailing forms of religion in Europe. Scale [ca. 1:17,000,000] -- Mission stations of British Nth. America -- Missions stations of South Africa. Includes statistical charts of population by religion and school enrollment. "Phytology & zoology no. 11."
Africa, NW, S.
Johnston, Alexa...
Africa, NW, S.
1861
0373.043
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Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
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North-western Africa, comprising Marocco, Algeria & Tunis ... Southern Africa, comprising Cape Colony, Natal, &c. By Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Engraved & printed by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, (1861)
List No
0373.043
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Two engraved maps on 1 sheet. Boundaries hand col.; hydrography printed in blue. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scales: North-western Africa 1:4,522,426, Southern Africa 1:3,651,858. "Keith Johnston's general atlas 38."
Northwest Africa. Southern Africa.
Johnston, Alexa...
Northwest Afric...
1879
0377.045
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Johnston, Alexander Keith
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N.W. Africa, Comprising Marocco, Algeria & Tunis. Southern Africa, Comprising Cape Colony, Natal, &c. with Orange River Free State at scale 1:3,651,858. By Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Keith Johnston's General Atlas. Engraved, Printed, and Published by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh & London.
List No
0377.045
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Two maps on one sheet. Countries and districts outlined in color. Relief shown by hachures. Three scales.
Cape Colony.
Martin, R.M. ; ...
Cape Colony.
1851
0466.060
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[Martin, R.M., Tallis, J. & F.]
Full Title
Cape Colony. The Illustrations by H. Warren & Engraved by H. Bond. The Map Drawn & Engraved by J. Rapkin.
List No
0466.060
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The colony in outline color with illustrations showing Cape Town, Graham's Town, a lion and local tribesmen. Decorative border.
Republic of South Africa. Pergamon World Atlas.
Polish Army Top...
Republic of Sou...
1967
0737.181
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Polish Army Topography Service
Full Title
Republic of South Africa. (inset) Witwatersrand. Johannesburg. Pergamon World Atlas. Pergamon Press, Ltd. & P.W.N. Poland 1967. Sluzba Topograficzna W.P.
List No
0737.181
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Detailed physical and political map.
Africa - South. Pergamon World Atlas.
Polish Army Top...
Africa - South....
1967
0737.183
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Polish Army Topography Service
Full Title
Africa - South. (inset) Sao Tome and Principe Islands. (inset) Mascarene Islands. (inset) Madagascar. Pergamon World Atlas. Pergamon Press, Ltd. & P.W.N. Poland 1967. Sluzba Topograficzna W.P.
List No
0737.183
Note
Detailed political and physical map.
South Africa.
Society for the...
South Africa.
1834
0890.123
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Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Full Title
South Africa. (with) Environs of the Cape. (with) District of George. (with) Environs of Graham-Town. (with) Cape-Town. J. & C. Walker sculpt. Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Baldwin & Cradock, Paternoster Row April 1st. 1834. (London: Chapman & Hall, 1844)
List No
0890.123
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Engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. Boundaries hand col. "Compiled from M.S. maps in the Colonial Office, Captn. Owen's survey, &c." Cape-Town map at (ca. 1:24,000) "from Grieg's Almanac."
British South Africa.
Edward Stanford...
British South A...
1904
0949.091
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Stanford, Edward
Full Title
British South Africa.
List No
0949.091
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Full color. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows settlements, military posts and forts, missionary stations, roads, railroads, submarine cables, etc.
Cape Colony, Natal, and the Orange River Colony.
Edward Stanford...
Cape Colony, Na...
1904
0949.092
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Stanford, Edward
Full Title
Cape Colony, Natal, and the Orange River Colony.
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0949.092
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Full color. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows settlements, military posts and forts, missionary stations, roads, railroads, submarine cables, etc.
Sud-Afrika (Southern Africa) mit Madagascar.
Stieler, Adolf
Sud-Afrika (Sou...
1863
0960.084
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Stieler, Adolf
Full Title
Stieler's Hand-Atlas ... No. 45c. Sud-Afrika mit Madagascar.
List No
0960.084
Sud-Afrika (Southern Africa) mit Madagascar.
Stieler, Adolf
Sud-Afrika (Sou...
1864
0960.085
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Stieler, Adolf
Full Title
Stieler's Hand-Atlas ... No. 45c. Sud-Afrika mit Madagascar.
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0960.085
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Revised from 1863 edition.
74. Afrika in 7 Blaettern, Bl. 6.
Stieler, Adolf;...
74. Afrika in 7...
1904
0961.162
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[Stieler, Adolf, Habenicht, H.]
Full Title
74. Afrika in 7 Blaettern, Bl. 6. Capland und Angrenzende Gebiete.
List No
0961.162
75. Afrika in 7 Blaettern, Bl. 7.
Stieler, Adolf;...
75. Afrika in 7...
1905
0961.164
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[Stieler, Adolf, Habenicht, H.]
Full Title
75. Afrika in 7 Blaettern, Bl. 7.
List No
0961.164
Nr. 75. Afrika, Bl. 7. ... von H. Habenicht.
Stieler, Adolf;...
Nr. 75. Afrika,...
1911
0962.164
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[Stieler, Adolf, Habenicht, H.]
Full Title
Nr. 75. Afrika, Bl. 7. ... von H. Habenicht.
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0962.164
aethiopia Inferior, vel Exterior
Blaeu, Joan, 15...
aethiopia Infer...
1665
10017.601
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Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673
Full Title
aethiopia Inferior, vel Exterior
List No
10017.601
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70 Milliaria Germanica = 6.5 cm
N. Africa, S. Africa.
Thomson, John
N. Africa, S. A...
1815
1007.054
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Thomson, John
Full Title
North Africa. South Africa. Engd. by W. Dassauville, Edinr. Drawn and engraved for Thomson's New general atlas, 1815.
List No
1007.054
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Two engraved maps on 1 sheet. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Label with "No. 49" affixed to upper left corner.
Cape Colony.
Martin, R.M. ; ...
Cape Colony.
1851
10095.061
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Author
[Martin, R.M., Tallis, J. & F.]
Full Title
Cape Colony. The Illustrations by H. Warren & Engraved by H. Bond. The Map Drawn & Engraved by J. Rapkin.
List No
10095.061
Note
The colony in outline color with illustrations showing Cape Town, Graham's Town, a lion and local tribesmen. Decorative border.
South Africa.
Andree, Richard...
South Africa.
1895
1010.069
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Full Title
South Africa. (Published at the office of "The Times," London, 1895)
List No
1010.069
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Color map with inset. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Show settlements, railroads, telegraph lines, etc.
120. Colonia del Capo.
Touring club it...
120. Colonia de...
1929
1012.064
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[Touring club italiano, Funk & Wagnalls Company.]
Full Title
Colonia del Capo, Cape of Good Hope. Propr. Artistico-letteraria del T.C.I. Ufficio cartografico del T.C.I. (1929)
List No
1012.064
Note
Color map. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths by isolines. Includes insets at 1:250,000 and 1:1,500,000 scale of the Cape Town region.
Legend: 120-22. Colonia del Capo, America Settentrionale fisica.
Touring club it...
Legend: 120-22....
1929
1012CJ
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[Touring club italiano, Funk & Wagnalls Company.]
Full Title
(Legend to) Colonia del Capo. America Settentrionale fisica. Propr. Artistico-letteraria del T.C.I. Ufficio cartografico del T.C.I. (1929)
List No
1012CJ
Note
Explanation to maps (2 facing sheets)
Tavola XXVII. Che Ha Sua Superiore La Tavola. XIIII. Libro Terzo.
Monte (Monti), ...
Tavola XXVII. C...
1587
10130.029
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Monte (Monti), Urbano, 1544-1613
Full Title
Tavola XXVII. Che Ha Sua Superiore La Tavola. XIIII. Libro Terzo.
List No
10130.029
South Africa.
Society for the...
South Africa.
1872
10911.067
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Author
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Full Title
South Africa. (insets) Environs of the Cape. District of George. Environs of Graham-Town. Cape-Town.
List No
10911.067
(South Africa)
شكوفه مقبل [Şuk...
(South Africa)
1916
10992.034
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شكوفه مقبل [Şukufe Mukbil]
Full Title
(South Africa)
List No
10992.034
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Dimensions are sheet size.
Tabula nova partis Africae (South Africa)
Ptolemy, Claudi...
Tabula nova par...
1541
11325.073
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Author
[Ptolemy, Claudius, Fries, Lorenz, Servetus, Michael]
Full Title
Tabula noua partis Africae. (to accompany) Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini Geographicae enarrationis libri octo. Sed ad Graeca & prisca exemplaria a Michaele Villanouano secundo recogniti & locis innumeris denuo castigati. Prostant Lugduni Apud Hugonem a Porta. M.D.XLI. (1541).
List No
11325.073
Note
Engraved modern map of South Africa.
Sudliches Afrika
Sohr, Karl; Ber...
Sudliches Afrik...
1875
11639.092
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[Sohr, Karl, Berghaus, Heinrich, 1797-1884, Handtke, Friedrich, 1815-1879, Theinert, A., Hubner, F.]
Full Title
Sudliches Afrika. Druck und Verlag von C. Flemming in Glogau. (to accompany) Sohr-Berghaus Hand-Atlas uber alle Theile der Erde. Ausgefuhrt unter Leitung von F. Handtke ...1875.
List No
11639.092
Note
Lithographic outline hand colored map of South Africa. Shows political divisions, major cities, towns, roads, rivers and mountains. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians are Ferro and Paris.
No.85. Sudliches Afrika
Sohr, Karl; Ber...
No.85. Sudliche...
1888
11640.093
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[Sohr, Karl, Berghaus, Heinrich, 1797-1884, Handtke, Friedrich, 1815-1879, Klein, H.J.]
Full Title
Sudliches Afrika. Blatt IV. Druck und Verlag von C. Flemming in Glogau. (to accompany) Sohr-Berghaus Hand-Atlas uber alle Theile der Erde. Neu bearbeitet von F. Handtke, Achte vermehrte und verbesserte Auflage. No. 85. (inset) Togo-Gebiet und Sklavenkuste.
List No
11640.093
Note
Outline color lithograph engraving double page map of Southern Africa, color coded by European possessions. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians are Greenwich, Paris and Ferro.
Le Cap De Bonne Esperance
Aa, Pieter van ...
Le Cap De Bonne...
1714
11691.100
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Author
Aa, Pieter van der, 1659-1733
Full Title
Le Cap De Bonne Esperance, Suivant les nouvelles observations de Messrs ... A Leide, Chez Pierre Van der Aa. (to accompany) Nouvel Atlas, tres-exact et fort commode pour toutes sortes de personnes, Contenant les Principales Cartes Geographiques ...
List No
11691.100
Note
Full color map of the Cape of Good Hope. With decorative cartouche. Includes a note describing the Cape of Good Hope and a legend explaining the contents of the mainland. Showing political boundaries, farms and settlements. Relief shown pictorially.
South Africa
Arrowsmith, Joh...
South Africa
1884
11741.045
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[Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873, Stanford, Edward, 1827-1904]
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South Africa. London: Published 1st. Octr. 1884, by Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross. Engraved at Stanfors Geographical Establishment, London. (to accompany) Stanford's London Atlas Of Universal Geography. Folio edition.
List No
11741.045
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Outline hand color folded map. Showing political and administrative divisions, cities, towns, railroads, roads, military posts and forts, missionary stations, canals, mountains and rivers. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian is Greenwich. Includes legend, reference and abbreviations.
Carte Renuite d'une Partie des Costes Occidentales et Meridionales d'Afrique.
Bellin, Jacques...
Carte Renuite d...
1754
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[Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772, Depot de la Marine]
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Carte Renuite d'une Partie des Costes Occidentales et Meridionales d'Afrique.
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12059.122
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From J.F. Letenneur: "Exceptional onboard document of this rare and fabulous maritime atlas, a masterpiece by the greatest French hydrographer of the 18th century, with maps of all the coastlines known at the time. Bound with the coat of arms of the King of France, the atlas was taken by the English aboard the frigate la Nymphe, off the coasts of Ushant August 10, 1780, during one of the naval battles of the American War of Independence which took place on European waters. In the context of the war at the end of the 18th century, and of the rivalry between the French and British Navy, maritime atlases, were strategic tools, and this “Hydrographie Françoise” more so than any other, because its purpose was to provide the best maritime charts for the French ships that were fighting on the American side against the British. (The handwritten captions throughout most of the atlas are prices for individual maps and all include the same mention: “for sailors”). These atlases were not the kind to be kept in a library, but precious tools, based on the observations of the travelers and continuously improved upon, as reflect in the present copy. It was bound with the engraved title page of the edition of 1737-1765, but the index includes maps printed after 1765 (until 1772), and the copy was augmented by six maps that do not appear in the index (until 1776), as well as 14 pages of text from the Versailles edition of 1773. The later maps are signed by Verdun de la Crenne and were done during the campaigns of the Flore (1771-1772) and of the Isis led by Fleurieu in 1768-1769. The captions explain that the maps were created using the latest technology of the day that could measure longitude (maritime clocks)." (Continued in the Pub Note field).
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