Maps of Africa. Proceedings of the Symposium on Maps held at the South African Library, Cape Town, on 24-26 November 1988 by Norwich, O.I., and others

(Cape Town: South African Library, 1989) 0869680900. 213 x 149 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 174; some maps. Slight scuff to upper cover. Very good condition. "Keynote speaker Dr Oscar Norwich surveyed both the mapping of Africa since 1486, and Chinese maps of Africa in the Middle Ages. A field survey of Devils Peak, a survey of the official maps published in South Africa, and an account of the compilation of the geological map of Gondwana covered the map-making aspect, while the methods of cataloguing and sorting maps safely into libraries were described. Map collections in archives, chart depots and museums were not forgotten, neither were the complexities and joys of cartographic research. An unusual topic was that of preparing historic town plans for publication. The concluding paper dealt with the education of map librarians and the training necessary for all those involved in maps." .