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Map of the country from Algoa Bay to the Great Kei River, Cape of Good Hope : being the eastern frontier and the country of the adjacent kaffirs compiled under the direction of Lieut. Colonel Piper, comg. Royal Engr., from the original surveys in the Royal Engineer Office, Cape Town, and other documents furnished by the Surveyor General's Department.

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Wyld, James, 1812-1887, “Map of the country from Algoa Bay to the Great Kei River, Cape of Good Hope : being the eastern frontier and the country of the adjacent kaffirs compiled under the direction of Lieut. Colonel Piper, comg. Royal Engr., from the original surveys in the Royal Engineer Office, Cape Town, and other documents furnished by the Surveyor General's Department.”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/10841

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Lithographed by James Wyld, geographer to the Queen 457 Strand, 11 & 12 Charing Cross S.W. and 2 Royal Exchange E.C.,1849. Note: the position of the military posts are marked by a red circle, and the present colonial boundary is marked with a red tint. Copy of the original.
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cartographic
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jpg
Extent
1 sheet, 33.5 x 23 in
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Location - Physical Location
Original held at Cory Library for Humanities Research, situated at Rhodes University.
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10962/57103
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1 sheet, 33.5 x 23 in
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The Frontier Collection Cory Map Collection

Wyld, James, 1812-1887, “Map of the country from Algoa Bay to the Great Kei River, Cape of Good Hope : being the eastern frontier and the country of the adjacent kaffirs compiled under the direction of Lieut. Colonel Piper, comg. Royal Engr., from the original surveys in the Royal Engineer Office, Cape Town, and other documents furnished by the Surveyor General's Department.”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/10841

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