Cory Library and Historical Archives

The district of Albany, formerly t'Zuureveld

Item

Knobel, J, “The district of Albany, formerly t'Zuureveld”, W. Faden, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 28 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/10835

Title

The district of Albany, formerly t'Zuureveld

Alternative Title

The district of Albany, formerly t'Zuureveld, being the Eastern Frontier of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope : shewing the locations of the settlers lately arrived from England and situation of the town of Bathurst established by His Excellency Sir Rufane Shawe Donkin, K.C.B., acting governor of the colony and including also Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, the village of Uitenhage, different missionary settlements etc., accurately surveyed and respectfully inscribed to his Excellency the Acting Governor

Description

"Fine pasture country uninhabited and considered neutral ground".

Creator

Knobel, J

Publisher

W. Faden

Date Issued

1822

Subject

British settlers of 1820 (South Africa) -- Maps

Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- History

1795-1872 Maps

Albany (South Africa) -- Maps

Type

cartographic

Genre

maps

Format

jpg

Extent

1 sheet, 60 x 38 cm

Language

English

Rights Holder

Knobel, J

Location - Physical Location

Original held at Cory Library for Humanities Research, situated at Rhodes University.

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/56858

Location - Copy -- Shelf Locator

MP382

useGuidelines

1 sheet, 60 x 38 cm

Item sets

Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Pre 1910 Maps

1820--Settlers

Media

vital_26834+SOURCE1+SOURCE1.0.jpeg

Hierarchies

The Frontier Collection

• The 1820-Settlers (32 items)
• The Frontier Wars (92 items)
• The Development of Settler Towns (468 items)
  • Alice (40 items)
  • Bathurst (16 items)
  • Bedford (3 items)
  • Cathcart (5 items)
  • Cradock (200 items)
  • East London (22 items)
  • Grahamstown (91 items)
  • King William's Town (32 items)
  • Port Alfred (19 items)
  • Port Elizabeth (34 items)
  • Queenstown (6 items)

Cory Map Collection

• Pre 1910 Maps (95 items)
• 1910 - pre-1994 Maps (119 items)

Knobel, J, “The district of Albany, formerly t'Zuureveld”, W. Faden, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 28 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/10835