Africa, With All Its States, Kingdoms, Republics, Regions, Islands, &c 1794

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Old map of South Africa.

-1782), the French geographer and cartographer. D'Anville reformed European cartography by rejecting plagiarism and unconfirmed cartography. D'Anville's maps often had blank spaces in places where earlier maps had been filled with figments of the imagination and features based on hearsay evidence. This map shows gold, silver, and gemstone mines, the hot springs near the settlement of Caledon, and the towns of Stellenbosch and Drakenstein. Also included are legends, text describing Hottentot women, and a long account of the Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Ostindische Compagnie--VOC) at the Cape of Good Hope.

Created by Baptiste Bourguignon D, Solomon Bolton in 1794.

• Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
• "Relief shown pictorially. Scale 1:1,700,000"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
• Original resource extent: 1 map on 2 sheets : color ; each sheet 51 x 123 centimeters.
• Original resource at: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
• Content in English.
• Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Map Tags

1794

Baptiste Bourguignon D

Caledon (Cape Of Good Hope South Africa)

Hot Springs

Indische Compagnie

Khoikhoi (African People)

Map

Mines And Mineral Resources

Solomon Bolton

South Africa

Stellenbosch (South Africa)