Geological sketch map of the Transvaal, topography and geology compiled by Dr. G.A.F. Molengraaff, from personal researches made in his capacity as Government Geologist and from the latest information.
Coloured and printed in relief, mounted on linen, folds into decorated beige cloth covers, a very good copy.
Together with a booklet: EXPLANATORY NOTE TO THE GEOLOGICAL SKETCH-MAP OF THE TRANSVAAL by Dr G.A.F. Molengraaff, 13 pages, 190 x 130 mm, green card wrappers, fits into a pocket in the map cover.
Gustaaf Adolf Frederik Molengraaff (27 February 1860 in Nijmegen – 26 March 1942 in Wassenaar) was a Dutch geologist, biologist and explorer. He became an authority on the geology of South Africa and the Dutch East Indies. In 1897 Molengraaff became State Geologist of the Transvaal Republic. His task was to start the geological survey of the Transvaal. While mapping the Transvaal he discovered the Bushveld complex. In 1900 he got involved in the Second Boer War and had to return to the Netherlands. This gave him time to write a report on the geology of the Transvaal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustaaf_Adolf_Frederik_Molengraaff
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