Map
Map of South Africa Showing British Possessions, July 1885
This map illustrates territorial boundaries and colonial possessions in southern Africa in the late nineteenth-century.
Subject
- History
- Social Studies
Language
English — USUpdated
Map of South Africa Showing British Possessions, July 1885
![South Africa divided and colored based on free territories (Transvaal, Orange Free State, Stella Land) and British possessions (Cape Colony, Griqua Land West, Griqua Land East, Natal, Basuto Land, Bechuanaland).](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-07/1885_MapSouthAfricaBritishPossessions_FH281152.jpg?itok=OKUSvDau)
Map of South Africa Showing British Possessions, July 1885
Credit:
Courtesy of University of Texas Libraries, Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection: Historical Maps of Africa
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