eng Map to accopmany General Manager's report for year 1901

eng A map showing the railway lines in South Africa, Bechuanaland and Rhodesia, namely, the Western System, the Midland System, the Eastern System, the Imperial Military Railways in the Orange River Colony and the Transvaal, the Natal Railways and the Rhodesia Railways, with a few sections of foreign and other railways, as well as lines under construction. The map shows colonial boundaries, rivers and towns. Some colour. Scale 1/8 inch to 10 miles.

eng Cape of Good Hope (Colony). Cape Government Railways. Office of the Engineer in Chief. See all items with this value

eng Report of the General Manager of Railways for the year 1901 (with appendices).

eng Annexures to the Votes and proceedings of the House of Assembly\, 1902\, Vol. IV\, Report G.24/1902.

eng Railroads--Zimbabwe--Maps See all items with this value

eng Railroads--Botswana--Maps See all items with this value

eng Railroads--South Africa--Maps See all items with this value

eng [1901] See all items with this value

eng Zimbabwe,Botswana

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eng W. A. Richards (Firm), lithographers.

eng University of Cape Town. Libraries

eng University of Cape Town. Libraries. Special Collections. Cape of Good Hope Parliamentary Papers

eng This item is the property of the University of Cape Town Libraries. For permission to reproduce or quote, please contact the Special Collections of the University of Cape Town Libraries.

eng islandora:25115

eng South Africa

eng map

eng 44 x 40 cm. on sheet 52 x 43 cm.

eng image/jpeg

This map shows the distribution of railway lines in 1901. This is the Western system and the Midlands system, so dates back to the Cape Government Railways, which predated the Union of South Africa in 1910. Where the railway lines were laid down would all have been strongly affected by the discovery of diamonds. Notice the names that were current at the time: Orange River Colony, Bechuanaland, German Protectorate, Swaziland, Zululand, Lesotholand, Kaffraria, Pondoland…

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