Original map of the Transvaal or South-African Republic from surveys and observations by M. Forssmann, C. Mauch, F. Hammar, J. Brooks and other official documents in EarthWorks

Original map of the Transvaal or South-African Republic from surveys and observations by M. Forssmann, C. Mauch, F. Hammar, J. Brooks and other official documents

Author(s): Jeppe, C.F.W., 1833-1898, Merensky, Alexander, 1837-1918, Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878, Habenicht, H., Geyer, V., and Hellfarth, C.
Description: Map of the Transvaal or South African Republic showing principal places or districts, villages, missionary stations, abandoned stations, kraals, farms, forest and thorn bushes, tsetse fly boundaries, and the journeys of Dyke (1844), John Sanderson (1851), Paxton and Rider (1853), Joaquim de Santa Rita Montanha (1855-1856), S. Sanderson (1856), Hardeland (1861), Alexander Merensky (1862) and Carl Mauch (1866 and 1867). Relief shown by hachures, gradient tints and spot heights. 2 bar scales on map, given in "English Miles" and "German Geographical Miles" (Scale sttement: 1:1,850,000). Extensive statement of responsibility beneath title. Legend and key at lower left. Inset maps: Reduced map of the Transvaal Republic and the surrounding regions / by A. Petermann. Scale 1:5 000 000 -- Plan of Rustenburg -- Plan of Pretoria -- Plan of Potchefstroom.
Publisher: Justus Perthes
Collection: Africana Historical Maps
Place(s): Africa and Transvaal (South Africa)
Subject(s): Discovery and exploration
Year: 19th century
Held by: Stanford
More details at: https://purl.stanford.edu/jg415fx6924

Use and reproduction: 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.
License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).