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Number: 59
Continent: Africa
Region: South
Place Names: Capetown, Cape Town, South Africa
Year of Origin: 1801
Title: The Cape Fort
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Language: English
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Height: 11.0
Width: 15.1
Units: centimeters
Size Class.: Small
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Color Type: Outline Color
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Publisher: John Luffman
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Northernmost Latitude: -34.15
Southernmost Latitude: -34.25
Westernmost Longitude: 18.22
Easternmost Longitude: 18.28
Notes: 'Luffman's Select Plans' is an uncommon traveler's guide that served to educate travelers regarding any part of the world. Originally used as supply site and slave trade site The early Dutch Cape Fort is shown here on Table Bay prior to the Victoria/Albert Waterfront reclaimation resulting in the addition of many meters of land-fill between the fort and the new waterfront, after capture by British in 1795
Last updated: Feb 5, 2022