Bacon's New Large-Scale Map of South Africa

Place	Africa: South Africa
Accession Number	AWM2022.10.682
Map call number	G8500
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	Item
Item count	1
Object type	Map
Physical description	21 Image/s captured
Maker	Bacon's Geographical Establishment
Place made	United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Date made	[1899]
Conflict	South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
Source credit to	This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.

Place

Africa: South Africa

Accession Number

AWM2022.10.682

Map call number

G8500

Collection type

Digitised Collection

Record type

Item

Item count

Object type

Map

Physical description

21 Image/s captured

Maker

Bacon's Geographical Establishment

Place made

United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London

Date made

[1899]

Conflict

South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)

Source credit to

This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.

A topographical map titled 'Bacon's New Large-Scale Map of South Africa' covering Libonta (in present day Zambia) south to Cape Town. Scale ca. 1:5,000,000, edition 2, Bacon's Geographical Establishment, London. Shows railways, roads, tracks, elevated areas, populated places, and rivers. British, German and Portuguese colonies shown in different colours. Relief shown by hachures. Includes three inset maps showing 'Durban and Port Natal', 'Environs of Cape Town', and the area around Port Elizabeth. Attached to the map is a handbook detailing additional information for the various regions.