Old Map of South Africa & Central Africa 1899 – British Empire Imperialism & Boer Wars, Cape Town, Mozambique, Botswana,
An incredibly detailed map of South and Central Africa, originally published in 1899 by Juta and Company in South Africa and Edward Stanford in London.
This map was published between the two Boer Wars, and although ostensibly it was published for the British public, the detailed cartography of the region was used by the British Empire in the second Boer War. The result of which, as you may know, was the creation of the country of South Africa.
You might recognise a few of the geopolitical areas on the map, but most are identified by the names of the local people in that area – such as Zululand or Khama’s Land.
This map looks great at all sizes: 18×24 inches (45.5x61cm) and 24×36 inches (61×91.5cm), but it looks even better when printed large.
I can create beautiful, large prints of this map up to 200 inches (508cm). Please get in touch if you’re looking for larger, customised or different framing options.
The model in the listing images is holding the 24×18 inch (61×45.5cm) version of this map.
Please note that at 20×16 inches the writing is very small. It’s legible at 24×18 inches, but still very small. The writing on the map will likely not be legible on the 36x24in canvas option. I recommend you go as large as you can with this one.
If you’re looking for more options, I have another interesting South Africa map from 1860 by Fullarton.
Some of the locations on this map include: Cape Town, George, East London, Durban, Newcastle and Johannesburg.
Most notably you can see the different historical regions such as Gazaland which in modern-day is Mozambique and Zimbabwe, Namaqualand the arid region of Namibia and South Africa, and Bechuanaland which now forms The Republic of Botswana.
This would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father’s Day, work leaving or housewarming gift for someone from South Africa or perhaps someone who has ancestral heritage from one of the Southern African regions.
This map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you’d like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.
