Saturday 26 October 2013

About SLINGSBY MAPS UPDATE INFO

This blog not only lists features that will be updated on future editions of the maps currently in our catalogue, it also lists map prices with links for buying maps online. If you would like to contribute your comments and so help to ensure better and more accurate maps for the future, please contact us here. All contributions will be acknowledged.
To access the map that interests you, simply click on the title on the list on the right.

BAVIAANSKLOOF



There are no updates for this map at this stage. If you would like to contribute your comments please contact us here.


Purchase this map for R165 from us online  

Cartographic details:
Fourth Edition WATERPROOF and TEAR RESISTANT double-sided, A2-size map in plastic sleeve
Scale: 1:125 000 (8cm = 10km); 20m contours
GPS details of every road-junction, in DDMMmm format
The map includes a full 1' longitude/latitude grid for GPS users.
ISBN 978-1-920377-32-8

PLEASE RETURN ME TO THE BAVIAANSKLOOF PAGE ON THE WEBSITE: click here

CAPE PENINSULA


There are no updates for this map at this stage. If you would like to contribute your comments please contact us here.


Purchase this map for R165 from us online

Cartographic details:
Eighth Edition A2 double-sided full colour WATERPROOF map, in plastic sleeve
Scale: 1:50 000 (2cm = 1km); 20m contours
GPS details of major road-junctions, in DDMMmm format
The map includes a 2km square grid.
ISBN 978-1-920377-11-3

PLEASE RETURN ME TO THE CAPE PENINSULA PAGE ON THE WEBSITE: click here

CAPE POINT & SIMON’S TOWN


The following updates apply to this map:

1. Edition #4 does not include the information about hiking paths and the environment which was included in Edition #2. You can down load this information in pdf format HERE

2. Please note that the path over the Swartkop Mountains from Blockhouse Gap to Smitswinkel Bay traverses private property; you should contact the owners for permission to hike there. Details are on the map.

If you would like to contribute your comments please contact us here.


Purchase this map for R190 from us online

Cartographic details:
Fourth Edition A1 full colour double-sided map in plastic sleeve
Printed on WATERPROOF and TEAR RESISTANT material 
Scale 1:20 000 (5cm = 1km); 20m contours
GPS details of every path and road-junction, in DDMMSS format; distances and times for path sections are shown
The map has a 200m-square UTM, GPS-compatible grid, and a one-minute Long/Lat grid
Now includes offshore hydrographic information
ISBN 978-1-920377-24-3

PLEASE RETURN ME TO THE CAPE POINT PAGE ON THE WEBSITE: click here

CAPE WINELANDS


The following updates apply to this map:

1. There is a new road linking the R304 to the R44 north of Patrysvallei, Stellenbosch

2. New wine estates come and go with considerable frequency and the map should not be considered to be definitive with regard to these

If you would like to contribute your comments please contact us here.


Purchase this map for R110 from us online

Cartographic details:
Third Edition A2 full colour maps on gloss-art paper, in plastic sleeve
Scale: side one - 1:250 000 (4cm = 10km); side two – 1: 100 000 (1cm = 1km)
Contours: side one – 100m; side two – 20m
GPS details of every road-junction, in DDMMmm format
The maps include a full 1' longitude/latitude grid for GPS users.
ISBN 978-1-920377-05-2

PLEASE RETURN ME TO THE CAPE WINELANDS PAGE ON THE WEBSITE: click here

CEDERBERG The Touring Map


The following updates apply to this map:

1. All footpath information relating to the Wilderness and areas immediately surrounding it has been superseded by our HIKE the CEDERBERG map [see below].
2. The new edition 11 now extends the main touring map section northwards to include Nieuwoudtville, Loeriesfontein and Calvinia

If you would like to contribute your comments please contact us here.


Purchase this map for R190 [Waterproof] 
from us online  

Cartographic details:
Eleventh Edition, full colour double-sided A1+ map in plastic sleeve, available on fully waterproof, tear-resistant Duraflex
Scale:
side one – 1:160 000 (6.25cm = 10km)
side two – 1: 200 000 (1cm = 2km) 

GPS details of every road-junction, in DDMMSS format
The main maps include a 5' longitude/latitude grid for GPS users
ISBN 978-1-920377-25-0

PLEASE RETURN ME TO THE CEDERBERG PAGE ON THE WEBSITE: click here

DRAKENSBERG


There are no updates for these maps at this stage. They are not published by Slingsby Maps but we will accept and republish information regarding changes, errors, etc. If you would like to contribute your comments please contact us here.


Purchase these maps for R135 each from us online  
Royal Natal [Map 1] 
Cathedral Peak [Map 2]  
Giant's Castle [Map 3] 
Highmoor [Map 4] 
Cobham [Map 5] 
Garden Castle [Map 6]
by credit card – click here


Cartographic details:
Second or Third Edition single-sided, A1++-size full-colour paper maps in plastic sleeve; info [same on all maps] in black on white on reverse
Scale: 1:50 000 (2cm = 10km); 20m contours
The maps do not have ISBN numbers

PLEASE RETURN ME TO THE DRAKENSBERG PAGE ON THE WEBSITE: click here

GARDEN ROUTE


There are no updates for this map at this stage. If you would like to contribute your comments please contact us here.


Edition #6.5 waterproof NOW AVAILABLE
Purchase this map for R165 from us online  


Cartographic details:
Sixth edition A2+ double-sided full colour touring map in plastic sleeve, on waterproof paper
Scale: main map 1:200 000
contoured at 20m intervals; Height shading that indicates altitude.
The main map includes a 1’ longitude/latitude grid for GPS users.
GPS coordinates in DD MM SS format at all road junctions.
A1 double-sided full colour map in plastic sleeve
ISBN 978-1-920377-06-9

PLEASE RETURN ME TO THE GARDEN ROUTE PAGE ON THE WEBSITE: click here

HIKE the CEDERBERG



Hike the Cederberg Edition #2 is now available for immediate delivery. The four-map set is a substantial upgrade on the first edition, with several corrections, over 200 new names and – a first for Slingsby Maps – over 13 000 cedar trees correctly located on the map.

If you would like to contribute your comments please contact us here.


Purchase this map-set for R300 
from us online  

Cartographic details:
Second Edition A1+ x 2 sheets, full colour, double-sided waterproof map-set in plastic slipcase
1:40 000 (2.5cm = 1km) contoured at 20m intervals;
Full GPS coordinates in DD MM SS format for all path and road junctions
The maps include a 10" longitude/latitude grid for GPS users;
ISBN 978-1-920377-28-1

PLEASE RETURN ME TO THE HIKE THE CEDERBERG PAGE ON THE WEBSITE: click here

OVERBERG WHALE COAST


There are no updates for this map at this stage. If you would like to contribute your comments please contact us here.


Purchase this map for R190 from us online 


Cartographic details:
Sixth Edition A1 double-sided full colour touring map on waterproof paper, in plastic sleeve
Scales: main map 1:250 000 (4cm = 10km); inset maps 1:25 000 (4cm = 1km)
Contoured at 100m intervals, with height shading to indicate altitude.
Full GPS coordinates in DD MM.mm format for all road junctions
The map includes a 5' longitude/latitude grid for GPS users.
ISBN 978-1-920377-27-4

PLEASE RETURN ME TO THE OVERBERG WHALE COAST PAGE ON THE WEBSITE: click here

SILVERMINE and HOUT BAY



The following updates apply to this map:

MARCH 2015 FIRE: All areas on Silvermine have been re-opened to the public
Most of the plantation area shown on the map was burnt and has been clear-felled.

1. The section of jeeptrack on the ‘4600’ line just north of Bokkop no longer exists

2. The jeeptrack between the Silvermine Reservoir and the Old Wagon Road, intersecting north west of Bokkop, has been downgraded to a footpath

3. There are several new paths and changes to routes in the Vlakkenberg Ridge area

4. Some plantations in the Tokai area have been clear-felled

If you would like to contribute your comments please contact us here.


Purchase this map for R165 from us online

Cartographic details:
Fifth Edition A2+ full colour double-sided map in plastic sleeve
Printed on WATERPROOF and TEAR RESISTANT material 
Scale 1:20 000 (5cm = 1km); 20m contours
GPS details of every path and road-junction, in DDMMmm format; distances and times for path sections are shown
The map has a 200m-square UTM, GPS-compatible grid, and a one-minute Long/Lat grid
ISBN 978-1-920377-29-8

PLEASE RETURN ME TO THE SILVERMINE / HOUT BAY PAGE ON THE WEBSITE: click here

SWARTBERG and KLEIN-KAROO


There are no updates for this map at this stage. If you would like to contribute your comments please contact us here.


Purchase this map for R190 [Waterproof] 


Cartographic details:
Second Edition A1 double sided full colour touring map on durable fully waterproof Duraflex, in plastic sleeve
Scale 1:160 000 (6.25cm = 10km); contours at 20m intervals, with pastel height shading
Full GPS coordinates in DD MM.mm format for all road junctions
The map has a GPS-compatible five-minutes Long/Lat grid.
ISBN 978-1-920377-31-1

PLEASE RETURN ME TO THE SWARTBERG & KLEIN-KAROO PAGE ON THE WEBSITE: click here

TABLE MOUNTAIN


The following updates apply to this map:

There are no known changes at present.

If you would like to contribute your comments please contact us here.


Purchase this map for R165 from us online

Cartographic details:
Twelfth Edition A2+ full colour map in plastic sleeve, printed on WATERPROOF and TEAR RESISTANT material
Scale 1:20 000 (5cm = 1km) with 10m contours
Full GPS coordinates in DD MM SS format for all path and road junctions
200m-square UTM, GPS-compatible grid, and a one-minute + ten-second  Long/Lat grid 
ISBN 978-1-920377-30-4

PLEASE RETURN ME TO THE TABLE MOUNTAIN PAGE ON THE WEBSITE: click here

WILD COAST


The following updates apply to this map:

There is a new self-catering establishment: Xhora Mouth Self-Catering, phone 082 828 5057


If you would like to contribute your comments please contact us here.


Purchase this map for R190 [Waterproof] 


Cartographic details:
Fourth Edition A1 double sided full colour touring map on durable fully waterproof Duraflex, in plastic sleeve
Scale 1:200 000 (5cm = 10km); contours at 20m intervals
Full GPS coordinates in DD MM SS format for all road junctions
Map now includes a coastal distance chart for hikers and a comprehensive list of all shipwrecks on this coast
The map has a GPS-compatible five-minute Long/Lat grid.
ISBN 978-1-920377-28.3 


PLEASE RETURN ME TO THE WILD COAST PAGE ON THE WEBSITE: click here