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This map we found with my dad's effects; probably came from his father, who was a civil engineer and surveyor in the old Transvaal. This is about half of the whole map.



Here are some cropped images of the map:
The south:



The central part




And the north...



And the legend (added on 27/06)

I have one very similar but it might be a little more modern .. ever so interesting. Thank you

Very interesting!

Phalaborwa did not even exist then.

Thanks for posting

Very interesting!! To see the first roads in Kruger:) as well as where the new roads/entrance gates and camps etc:) thank you for sharing!

Very interesting Albert, thanks

What is interesting to me is Kemp’s Cottage on the map just a little south of Skukuza. According to my information it used to be a well known Selati Railway Halt. The cottage got its name from the occupant of the house circa 1927, a rail foreman called Kemp .

has anyone got a high def PDF map of KNP? I download one off google images, but some of the roads do not corilate with the maps you purchase at the entrance gates? I would like 1 because i can put it on my galaxy tab and with a car mount, use it like I would the conventional map.

Have a look at This one brogan.

Interesting!

It is amazing to know that some of those quiet dirt roads where we now escape the crowds, used to be the main roads
So the S114 Renosterkoppies used to be the main road from Malalane to Skukuza!
The S90 was the only road going North of Satara Then only one road going North all the way to Pafuri

I see I omitted to post the section of the map with the legend on it...(Fixed that now!). Interesting to me was that Lower Sabie was not yet a rest camp then (just a ranger's station).
Somewhere I also have a a few B/W photographs of the state of the road north (in the 1940's)...Makes the present day "quiet" gravel roads look like highways, Cheetah!

What a treasure Albert. Please post all the old stuff, I just like the old maps, pictures etc. Your map gives me an indication as to the age of my wall map. Lower Sabie does not appear anywhere.

Thanks for posting.

Thanks for posting,Albert!
As said by others, so interesting to see so few roads!!
Please post your photos!!

I agree with Rooies, a treasure indeed!

I would also love to see those old photographs Albert! Thanks for sharing!

I will post the old photographs as soon as I can...last night I confidently went to the bookcase where I KNEW they were stored....and of course they were not there!
To deal with the catastrophe at hand I thought that a glass or two of red wine would calm my shattered nerves...which it did, to such an extent that I completely forgot to keep searching for the missing photographs.

I have a since developed a suspicion that they might actually be with another member of my family; I will see if I can track them down (weather and wine permitting).

Rest assured that I will eventually post them.