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    L'Africa diuisa nelle sue parti secondo le pui moderne le pui relationi collo scoperte dell'origine del Nilo
    (Doninico Padoani, 1691) Coronelli, Vincenzo, 1650-1718
    Map has a cartouche at top right corner giving the scales. In the centre of Africa is a cartouche explaining the source of the Nile. At the left base is the title cartouche with a dedication.
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    Prospect of the county at the Cape of Good Hope
    (G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1785)
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    A map of the extratropical part of Southern Africa / constructed by William J. Burchell
    (London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1822-02-01) Burchell, William John, 1781-1863
    Folded map from Burchell's Travels in the interior of Southern Africa, 1822-1824. Drawn by him from his " geographical and astronomical observations made during these travels" and formed from new materials from other documents.
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    South Africa / constructed and engraved by John Batholomew
    (A & C Black, 1857) Bartholomew, John, 1831-1893.
    Inset: Continuation of Africa south of the equator showing Dr Livingston'e travels between 1849 and 1856. Plate XLIV-I from: General atlas of the world ... / engraved on steel ... by Sidney Hall, William Hughes ... New ed. Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black ..., 1854. {OCLC} This copy is from an undetermined later edition. Printed in colour by Schenck and Macfarlane, Edinburgh.
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    Eersteling sketch [1], 9th Dec 1871
    (1871-12-09) Baines, Thomas, 1820-1875
    Pencil inscription on sketch: "Gold washing in the rivulet at Eesterling the farm of Mr Edward Button, the Gold Commissioner of Waterberg Marabas County and Zoutpansberg - Transvaal Republic. A small nugget was found this morning in this cradle." The sketch shows two cradles in the foreground. The diary entry for Dec 8th (Northern Goldfields diaries. v. 3, p.762) reads: "Near the house in a deep gully ... with a small rill damned up to retain water, were two cradles ... " There are faint notes in pencil on the sketch indicating colours. Possibly Baines planned in turning the sketch into a painting.
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    Eersteling sketch [2], 9th Dec 1871
    (1871-12-09) Baines, Thomas, 1820-1875
    Pencil inscription on sketch: "Quartz reef discovered by Mr E. Button on his farm Eesteling or first fruits - (Natalia reef)". Diary entry for Dec. 8th (North Goldfields diaries. v.3 p.762) "... another hundred yards more west Mr Ash, with a gang of Kaffirs [sic], was engaged in breaking out quarts from the reef ... " There are faint pencil notes on the sketch indicating colours. (See Historical Papers Hp 216)
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    Eersteling sketch [3], 11th Dec 1871
    (1871-12-11) Baines, Thomas, 1820-1875
    Pencil inscription on sketch: "Quartz digging on Natalia reef on Mr E. Button's farm Eersteling (or Firstling) - Maraba's Country S-African Republic. Mr Button choosing the first wagon load of quartz to be sent to the SAGF & Co in England." Diary entry (North Goldfields diaries. v. 3. p. 763), dated 11th Dec. reads: Brought up a hired wagon (Mr Dyason's) and loaded up about a ton of quartz ..." p. 764" ... He names his reef Natalia." There are faint pencil notes on the sketch indicating colours.
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    Eersteling sketch [4], 11th Dec 1871
    (1871-12-11) Baines, Thomas, 1820-1875
    Pencil inscription on sketch: "Long Tom in the rivulet on Mr Buttons farm Eersterling (or Firstling) about 300 yards from the Natalia Reef. The diary entry for 11th Dec. (Northern Goldfields diaries. v. 3 p. 764 ) reads: " He names reef Natalia, and has been most of the day levelling ground and plaiting sluice boxes ... There is a 'long tom' at work in the rivulet ... " There are faint notes in pencil on the sketch indicating colours.
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    Eersteling sketch [5], 12 th Dec 1871
    (1871-12-12) Baines, Thomas, 1820-1875
    Pencil inscription on text: "Buttonhill 229, Izerberg nearest peak - 264. Part of the Waterberg Range North East of Makepan's- poort - the ridge of the hills or watershed forms the boundary between the Waterberg and Zoutpansberg districts from Mr Goodwins farm in Zoutpansberg - Decr 12 - 1871 -". The diary entry, 12 Dec 12th (Northern Goldfields diaries v. 3, p. 765) reads: " I sketched the Izerberg, or Iron Mountain ... Diary entry, 7th December p. 761 reads: " ... One sharp peak and then another, which we concluded were the Izerberg ... Button Hill is visible to the South ..." Ther are faint notes on the sketch indicating colours. (See Historical Papers Hp 219)
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    Original map of the Transvaal or South-African Republic, including the gold and diamondfields.
    (Berlin : [A. Merensky], 1875., 1875) Merensky, Alexander, 1837-1918
    Shows "boundary of the tsetse fly. ; From the best sources and documents, especially from sourveys [sic] by Mr. Mauch, Baines, Mohr, and others."
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    A map of the gold fields of south eastern Africa
    (Edward Stanford, 1876) Baines, Thomas, 1820-1875; Chapman, James, 1831-1872.
    The top map covers the area from Smithfield in the Free State to the Zambezi River. The lower map covers the area of the southern Free State, Natal and the Cape Colony. Maps issued to accompany: The gold regions of south eastern Africa / T. Baines, 1877.
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    Map of the Lydenburg gold fields, S.A. Republic (Transvaal)
    (Stanford's Geographical Establishment, 1883) Loveday, Richard Kelsey
    Map of the Lydenburg gold fields area showing gold diggings, surveyed lines including those in dispute, approximate lines, the Portuguese line, the Swaziland line, main and other roads, kraals and farms boundaries and farm numbers. Compiled from the actual survey, inspection reports, and the best available information by R. Kelsey Loveday.
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    Map of the Pretoria and Heidelberg gold fields: compiled from diagrams of surveyed farms.
    (Suryeror General's Office, 1887-02-20) Troye, G. A.
    Made from farm surveys from the Magaliesberg to the Vaal River (mostly Gauteng)
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    Troye's map of the Witwatersrand Gold Fields : with the latest information.
    (Johannesburg : Meddelssohn & Scott, 1890) Troye, G. A., cartographer
    Surveyed farms and their names shown. At the base of map: Geological section from Pretoria though Johannesburg to Roodepoort south of Klip River over 50 miles / by Iones Beta.
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    Bacon's new large-scale map of South Africa showing all the latest discoveries, new boundaries, railways, roads, etc.
    (Bacon, 1890) Bacon's Geographical Establishment.
    Map of Southern Africa, south of the Zambesi River. Issued after the incorporation of the British South Africa Company but before Zimbabwe came to be called Rhodesia.
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    Map of the southern goldfields of the Transvaal: compiled from official sources, by Fred. Jeppe.
    (Surveyor General's Department, 1896) Jeppe, Frederick
    Title from margin: First portion of Jeppe's map of the southern Transvaal, showing southern goldfields. Compiled using surveyed farms from Pretoria to south of the Vaal River.
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    Plan of Johannesburg and suburbs
    (Grocott & Sherry., 1897) Melvill, B. W.
    Plan of Johannesburg and suburbs, 1898
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    Donaldson & Hill's stand map of Johannesburg; from W. H. Auret Pritchard's Commercial map.
    (Donaldson & Hill, 1898) Donaldson & Hill. Firm.; Pritchard, W. H. Auret
    Shows the stand number of each stand/plot in Johannesburg
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    Donaldson and Hill's map of Johannesburg and suburbs.
    (Donaldson and Hill, 1898) Donaldson & Hill. Firm.
    The map at the bigger scale is of the CBD and the scale was given in Cape feet ; the map at the smaller scale is of the whole of Johannesburg and the scale was given in English feet. Dated from Grocott & Sherry's Plan of Johannesburg and suburbs, 1898, compiled in 1897, which has the same details as this one.
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    Transvaal and Orange Free State 1:250 000.
    (War Office. Intelligence Division, 1899) Great Britain.War Office.Intelligence Division.; Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Geographical Section.
    Series no. 1367 covers all of Orange Free State and most of Transvaal (not north of 24 degrees S.) in 28 sheets. Two versions held of most sheets; 1899 and then 1900 revision. Series produced during Boer War. No sheet numbers; filed in alphabetical order. Most sheets measure one degree N-S and 90 minutes E-W, but longitudes are one degree east of IDWO 1764. Wits has only 13 sheets.