British colony at the southern tip of Africa, founding member of the Union of South Africa.
The Cape Colony ceased to exist as a separate polity on 31 May 1910 when it united with Natal, Transvaal, and Orange River Colony to form the Union of South Africa, becoming the Cape Province.
The atlas holds 2 border frames for Cape Colony — the shape you scrub through changes in 1795 · 1840.
Sweeping history of the Cape frontier across its Dutch and British periods.
The standard single-volume scholarly history of South Africa, including the Cape Colony.