1954 Sargent Pictorial Map of South Africa

This is a 1954 Bernard Sargent pictorial map of South Africa created for the South African Tourist Corporation. Illustrated vignettes highlight tourism destinations throughout the country but largely focus on South Africa's extraordinary wildlife. Pretoria, Cape Town, and Johannesburg are all labeled, as are the Orange Free State, the Transvaal, and the Cape of Good Hope. Neighboring nations are identified as well, including Swaziland, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, and Mozambique. The whole is surrounded by a stunning pictorial border illustrating South Africa's flora and fauna.

Publication History and Census

This map was designed and drawn by Bernard Sargent in Pretoria, South Africa, and was published in 1954 by the South African Tourist Corporation. Three examples are cataloged in OCLC; located with the institutional collections at the New York Public Library, the University of California-Los Angeles, and the University of Cambridge. Scarce to the market.