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Title: General map of South Africa by W. J. Turner showing the comparative distances from Cape Town with those of European cities from London

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1881

Publishers

  • London: Edward Stanford, 1881.

Summary

Comparative linear distances from London to various European cities shown in red, and superimposed on Cape Town and African coasts. Northern limit of the temperate region is shown. Boundaries of British possessions, Portuguese territory, Matabele Kingdom, and Marutse-Mabunda Empire are shown. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 3 (1881), no. 1, pp. 1-19; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

Subjects

  • Africa, Southern
  • Distances—Africa
  • Climatic zones—Africa
  • Administrative and political divisions—Africa, Southern
  • Africa, Southern—Maps
  • Thematic maps
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (10.0, 41.0, -11.0, -36.0)
  • Geometry: BBOX (10.0, 41.0, -11.0, -36.0)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Turner, W. J. (William John). General map of South Africa by W. J. Turner showing the comparative distances from Cape Town with those of European cities from London. London: Edward Stanford, 1881.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-qj72p964s

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng