The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-24
MAPS OF SOUTH AFRICA.
An Atlas Giving the Fullest Information
About That Great Region.


To any one interested in South Africa,
whether as a geographical student or
seeker OF gold. sport, health or new tourist
routes the .Union-Castle Atlas OF South
Africa" Is to be heartily commended The
map material provided by transportation
companies 10 usually Of inferior quality,
but this atlas was made for the Union
Castle Mail Steamship Company Of England
by one of the best British geographical
houses, it's information is up to date and
It Ia an honestly good product.
No map student can fail to be pleased
with these atlas sheets; and the fact is
worth mentioning because the Union
Castle Company proposes TO place the map
within the reach OF all who are interested in
South Africa at q nominal sum merely
covering the cost Of production. 1t is to
be obtained at the New York office OF the
company, $40 Bridge street. at less than
half the price usually charged for aliases OF
the same grade Of workmanship.
The atlas ia accompanied by description
OF South Africa, including it's history. geo.
graphical features, climate, mineral and
other resources, game and people. 1t
consists OF a series Of twenty-one large
oolored plates containing thirty-six maps
and diagrams, Of which only few need here
be mentioned to give an idea OF their qualit
and the variety OF information they con-
tain.
One map, for example, shows the geo.
logic formation Of the country; another
ia rainfall map, depicting the dinering
amounts OF rain annually falling IN the
various regions; another shows the physical
features, indicating In shades Of red, bun
and yellow the surface elevations In this land
OF great plateaus. Another map uses q
variety Of color TO show indust rial facts such
as the extent Of the gold fields. the areas OF
grass and arabic lands, the desert regions
wealth, all Of which will contribute to the
growth Of South Africa.
Perhaps this is the first time that the
three new coal fields, little south OF the
Zambesi. have been shown in an atlas
will soon be reached by the Cape to Cairo
Railroad. 1t is expected that the superior
coal found here Will be widely distribut ed
through the settled parts Of South Africa:
The political maps Of the various colo
MES are colored to show the divisions into
counties or districts and are on 30 large a
scale that every settlement Of any i'm.
portanoe Is given, One Of the most useful
features is the numerous plans OF the lead
ing towns on 80 large q scale that all the
streets are shown and the situations OF
the leading buildings.
r The map Of Cape Town. for example,
is on scale Of 2, 900 feet to an inch, twenty.
three Of the principal buildings are indi;;
Gated and also the situation ofthe botanical
gardens, the parks, the reservoirs, the
quarries and the docks. II is well known
that millions of dollars have been spent In
the improvement OF Cape Town harbor
and one may get a very good idea from
the map OF the nature OF these improve.
ments; even the places where the sewage
Is discharged into the sea are shown
In the map OF Kimberley we see not only
q little city and its surrounding diamond
mines, hut also the camps in which the