| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 6478 |  | Details | Boyle, Stuart | 1931 |
| Elegant lithographed pictorial map of the Cape Peninsula South Africa |
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Boyle, Stuart |
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| 1931 |
| LOC:14 |
| $550.00 | Boyle--Stuart | Elegant-lithographed-pictorial-map-of-the-Cape-Peninsula-South-Africa | Lovely, original pictorial map of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa by illustrator Stuart Boyle. Stuart Boyle illustrated several books including Evelyn Waugh’s The Loved One.
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This fine map of the Cape Peninsula is characterized by elegant, colorful design and superb execution, with locations, notes, and literary quotes identified in scrollwork captions. These include:
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<li>For the seas call and the stars call, and oh! the call of the sky- G. Gould.</li>
<li>White as sand of Muizenberg spun before the gale - Kipling.</li>
<li>Under hot Constantia broad the vineyards lie - Kipling</li>
<li>Good bathing to be had here.</li>
<li>Some say this drive in unequalled anywhere.</li>
<li>Fish simply ask to be caught here.</li>
<li>These are the twelve apostles</li>
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Only three holdings of this 1931 pictorial map are identified in WorldCat. No copies currently for sale were located.
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Verso with text and numerous photogravure images of locations around the Cape Peninsula.
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Issued by the Cape Peninsula Publicity Association and the South African Railways and Harbours Administration in 1931. Printed by the Cape Times. |