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Map of the Transvaal

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Printed map. Cartographer unknown. Visual scale [71 mm=75 English miles]. Includes oval portraits of "President Stephen John Paul Kruger" (1825-1904) and "the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain" (1836-1914) in the upper corners of the map. Covers the Republic of South Africa, with Transvaal, Orange Free State, Natal, British South Africa, and Portuguese East Africa. Shows roads and railways. Due to population and wealth, Transvaal was divided into four smaller provinces, namely North-West Province, Gauteng, Limpopo Province, and Mpumalanga (Columbia Gazetteer of the World (Online)--viewed May 31/2017).

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Title
Map of the Transvaal
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Description
Printed map. Cartographer unknown. Visual scale [71 mm=75 English miles]. Includes oval portraits of "President Stephen John Paul Kruger" (1825-1904) and "the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain" (1836-1914) in the upper corners of the map. Covers the Republic of South Africa, with Transvaal, Orange Free State, Natal, British South Africa, and Portuguese East Africa. Shows roads and railways. Due to population and wealth, Transvaal was divided into four smaller provinces, namely North-West Province, Gauteng, Limpopo Province, and Mpumalanga (Columbia Gazetteer of the World (Online)--viewed May 31/2017).
Publisher
British South Africa Company
Contributor
Date
1900
Type
Format
map, [1:1,700,000 approximately]
Identifier
macrepo:31409, local: RMC_107771
Source
Language
eng
Relation
Coverage
South Africa, Transvaal (South Africa), Africa--South Africa--North-West Province, Gauteng, Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga
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