Map librarianship : with special reference to the bibliographic description of pre-1900 printed maps of the Cape of Good Hope (south-western section)

Having given a short resume of the background of maps and map making, the handling of maps in libraries was investigated. The examination of the development of bibliographic description of maps, resulted in, inter alia, the identification of their peculiar characteristics Special attention was focussed on the difficulties of the detailed description of early maps. As it was considered important to refer to authoritative reference sources for further details, cartographical sources for maps of the Cape of Good Hope were examined and evaluated. As a final step, the maps themselves were examined, with full details being supplied for 15 representative maps. This is followed by a comprehensive checklist of maps of the Cape of Good Hope (south western section), sufficient information being supplied to identify them, together with references to their original published sources, their reference in standard bibliographies, and a record of any known reproductions available. The primary objective of contributing towards improved access to maps of the Cape of Good Hope has thus been achieved.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC)

Year dc:date.issued

1987

Author dc:creator

• Cartwright, Margaret Findlay

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Kesting, J G

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16389

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/16389