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Map of Rhino in Northern Cape 1795-1875

Encounters B Northern Cape

Records of the rhinoceros in the Northern Cape, South Africa between 1795 and 1875. Records are numbered chronologically: 1, Hantam (Barrow, 1798). 2, Eende Fountain (Truter 1801); Koussie Fountain (Truter 1801); Maganga Mountains (Truter 1801); Yzerberg Mountains (Truter 1801). 3, Jonkers Fountain (Truter 1801). 4, Skeetfontein (Truter 1802); Schietfontein (Lichtenstein 1804); Karre Mountains (Lichtenstein 1804). 5, Hartebeestfontein (Lichtenstein 1803). 6, Kaabi’s Kraal (Burchell 1812). 7, Griqua Town (Smith 1830).

Legend: B, black rhinoceros; R, rhinoceros of unidentified species; W, white rhinoceros; Z, both black and white rhinoceros.

Based on the research published by Kees Rookmaaker, 2008. Encounters with the African Rhinoceros, p. 129 map B.

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