SCARCE 1940s AFRICA TRAVEL BROCHURE Cape Town FAIRHAVEN Beira MASSACHUSETTS MA

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1950s AFRICA TRAVEL BROCHURE
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Outstanding, scarce 1950s six-panel Africa travel brochure for a 110-day tour (!!) organized by Joe and Amy Rogers of Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Great illustrations.
"Cape Town Africa by Freighter"
Expedition included stops at Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban, Lorenco Marques, and Beira.
Highlights included Xhoas Men, Zulu Women, Sentinel Peak - Hout Bay, Moby Dick, African Curios, Safari.
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Cape Town
(
Afrikaans
:
Kaapstad
[ˈkɑːpstɐt]
;
Xhosa
:
Ikapa
) ranks third among the most populous urban areas in
South Africa
, after
Johannesburg
, and has roughly the same population as the
Durban
Metropolitan Area.
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5
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It is also the provincial capital and
primate city
of the
Western Cape
.
As the seat of the
National Parliament
, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the
City of Cape Town
metropolitan municipality
. The city is famous for
its harbour
, for its natural setting in the
Cape Floristic Region
, as well as for such well-known landmarks as
Table Mountain
and
Cape Point
. As of 2014 it is the 10th most populous city in Africa and home to 64% of the Western Cape's population.
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6
]
It is one of the most multicultural cities in the world, reflecting its role as a major destination for immigrants and
expatriates
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7
]
to South Africa. The city was named the
World Design Capital
for 2014 by the
International Council of Societies of Industrial Design
.
[
8
]
In 2014, Cape Town was named the best place in the world to visit by both
The New York Times
[
9
]
and
The Telegraph
.
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10
]
Located on the shore of
Table Bay
, Cape Town was first developed by the
Dutch East India Company
as a victualling (supply) station for Dutch ships sailing to
East Africa
,
India
, and the
Far East
.
Jan van Riebeeck
's arrival on 6 April 1652 established the first permanent European settlement in South Africa. Cape Town quickly outgrew its original purpose as the first European outpost at the
Castle of Good Hope
, becoming the economic and cultural hub of the
Cape Colony
. Until the
Witwatersrand Gold Rush
and the development of Johannesburg, Cape Town was the largest city in South Africa.
East London
(
Afrikaans
:
Oos-Londen
,
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3
]
Xhosa
:
eMonti
) is a city on the southeast coast of
South Africa
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4
]
in the
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
of the
Eastern Cape
province. The city lies on the
Indian Ocean
coast, largely between the
Buffalo River
and the
Nahoon River
, and hosts the country's only
river port
. East London today has a population of over 267,000 with over 755,000 in the metropolitan area.
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5
]
Maputo
(
Portuguese pronunciation:
[mɐˈputu]
), known as
Lourenço Marques
before independence, is the
capital
and largest city of
Mozambique
. It is known as the
City of Acacias
, in reference to
acacia
trees commonly found along its avenues, and the
Pearl of the Indian Ocean
. Today, it is a port city on the
Indian Ocean
, with its economy centered on the harbour. According to the 2007 census, the population is 1,766,184.
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1
]
Cotton
,
sugar
,
chromite
,
sisal
,
copra
, and hardwood are the chief exports. The city manufactures
cement
,
pottery
,
furniture
,
shoes
, and
rubber
. The city is surrounded by
Maputo Province
, but is administered as its own province.
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