Fonds ARCH0001 - Holmden's Register of Township Maps of Johannesburg and District

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ZA WITS ARCH0001

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Holmden's Register of Township Maps of Johannesburg and District

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  • 1920s (Creation)

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1 oversize bound map book, 50 pages

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Donated by Professor Kathy Munro, who purchased it from James Findlay antiquarian books on one of his auctions in 2021, to whom it was being sold by a private owner who had been given it by Westgate Walding and dated back to the time when this auctioneering company was also in property transactions

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The map book contains an index in original handwriting, with an additional typescript inclusion for new townships. All townships in the Municipal area are drawn to a scale of 400ft to the inch. The maps of the various townships include every stand number per street that existed at the time.

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The map book is held at the Architecture Library, University of the Witwatersrand.

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Published by the Map Office, Johannesburg, Fox street. Undated, but approximately 1920s.

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