[OSGeo Africa] Thematic historical maps/shapefiles of Johannesburg

[Chris]

    I wonder what maps were used in 1922 during the Rand Revolt ?
    What maps did the pilots of the nascent SAAF use to bomb Fordsburg ?

    City of Johannesburg
    Heritage Assessment Fordsburg Newtown West Mayfair
    Elsabe Brink History and Heritage Research
    April 2008
    ( A multi-volume study )

    Perhaps the OP should approach the GIS / Spatial Planning Department of 
    the City of Johannesburg. ( Perhaps someone there knows how to access 
    their archival holdings ? )

    Perhaps the first thing that should be taught at post grad level at ALL 
    SA Universities is how to go about conducting research and how to locate 
    appropriate resources ( and how to find the institutions that hold those 
    resources ) ?

    CM


On 10 Dec 2015 at 8:49, Walter Smit wrote:

> It might not be exactly what you want, but there are also standard 1:50
> 000 topographical maps of Johannesburg from the 1930s (2628AA and
> surrounds) and the 1940s. Available for free from NGI as georeferenced
> raster images. I put all the topos available through the decades on the
> web back in 2012, you can view them here: http://public.pula.co.za/ - just
> register (its free).
> 
> Then obviously there are the aerial photographs - I see jobs from 1937
> (Johannesburg), 1938 (West Rand), 1938 (East Rand), 1941 (West Rand) and
> 1941 (East Rand). These are probably not digital (in high resolution), but
> you can request NGI to scan them for you.
> 
> Hope that helps
> Walter
> 
> On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 6:28 AM, Chris <chris at airphotoafrica.co.za> wrote:
> 
> >
> >     Morning ,
> >
> >     One of the earliest serious maps would be Jeppes map of the
> >     Transvaal ( 1878 )  Just Google it you may even find copies online
> >     After that would be from the the Boer War ( 1899 -1902) -- the
> > Imperial
> >     series of Henderson and then later the Major Jackson series. I often
> > see
> >     these referened in JHBG EIA's.  After that you would have to look at
> > the
> >     Union series. Copies of these maps can be found at a number of
> >     places start at UCT / National Archives / National Library  ( and
> >     others )
> > There
> >     may also be [municipal] maps complied for the city of JHBG. There
> >     could also be maps complied for the Chamber of mines ? Perhaps there
> >     is a carto-bibliography for the Transvaal ?  I am not holding my
> >     breath !
> >
> >     Go to this site
> >
> >     http://icaci.org
> >
> >     Commission on History of Cartography
> >
> >     http://www.icahistcarto.org
> >
> >     lot of historical cartographic material to be found there
> >     and look for Professor Emeritus Elri Liebenberg ( ex UNISA )
> >
> >     Unfortunately here in SA we do not seem to care much about history
> >     or heritage and so there are very few detailed / accurate works on
> >     the history of cartography in this part of the World ( and if there
> >     is it
> > is
> >     often the work of foreign specialists )
> >
> >     Cheers
> >
> >     CM
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8 Dec 2015 at 15:49, Miriam Maina wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Team,
> >
> > > I have been looking for historical maps (or shapefiles) of
> > > Johannesburg's early (non-residential) land uses.
> >
> > > A good example would be industry location and the manufacturing areas
> > > in the 1940's-1950's, or even further back.
> >
> > > Would anyone have a resource or archive in mind? I don't mind
> > > digitizing hard copy maps, so libraries would also be okay.
> >
> > > Many thanks,
> >
> > > Warm Regards,
> >
> > > *Miriam M. Maina*
> >
> > > T. +27 11 717 7619
> > > C. +27 767 033 473
> > > E. binti.m at gmail.com, maina_miriam at yahoo.com
> > >
> >
> >
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> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> Regards
> Walter Smit (Prof. GISc Prac 1193/SA)
> Chief GISc Professional
> Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Services - Free State
> 
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>