This map shows the administrative districts of the Cape including: Stellenbosch, Zwellendam (Swellendam), Clanwilliam, Tulbagh, Worcester, George, Beaufort, Somerset, Uitenhage, Albany and Graaff Reynet (Reinet) as well as the area called on the map "Hottentotia inhabited by Bosjesmans or Bushmen of various Tribes; Koras or Koranas" and the land of the "Bichuanas". An overlay continues the coastline north from Port Natal (Durban) to Delagoa Bay (Maputo). Indicates towns, settlements, rivers and mountains. 2 bar scales on map, given in "English Miles" and "Dutch Miles." The London atlas of universal geography, exhibiting the physical & political divisions of the various countries of the world / John Arrowsmith. London : J. Arrowsmith, 1842.
Image courtesy University of Cape Town Libraries, Special Collections: Maps scanned under the William and Yvonne Jacobson Digital Africana Program at UCT. If you have questions, please contact David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.
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