Historical German Colonial Map of the Oranjemund Area!

[Michael Alexander]

Here's a nice one for you history and Geography buffs.... a german colonial map of the Orange mouth area, way before Oranjemund was even thought off....

[georg ruf jr.]

That's great Mike.
What's interesting to me, is that the Orange used to flow through where OM is today. See "Alter Flusslauf" on the map.

[Michael Alexander]

I presume that, that means alternative floodplain?

[georg ruf jr.]

I don't know what you'd call it in English, but it means the place the river used to flow through. old river bed???

[Bertie Horak]

I think you're right.  It could be the "floodline" - there might have been signs that the water rose to that level in the recent past.  Very interesting.

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Old river bed is correct

[Gordon Brown]

This old river bed was uncovered in bedrock cleaning operations in areas 'U' and 'G'. It consisted of a flat clay bedrock as opposed to the usual one to two meter deep chlorite schist gullied bedrock found in the south of the Sperrgebiet. The overlying gravels were extremely rich especially in the 'N'blocks next to the east cliff.
Gordon

[Gordon Brown]

Lovely map by the way. If I knew how it was done I could post a series of old german maps of the early 'Wander' claims around Luderitz and Kolmanskop.G

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Hi gordon

To post a picture

Write a small reply and attach the picture same as you have done with the word document

See bottom left additional options

If the picture is to be edited, dont worry, i do it after you have posted....

Good luck, send them pics

Alternativ you can post to my private email  ageorgruf@aol.com

or to mike´s private adress as an attachment

We take care of the rest

Hows that for service LOL

[Gordon Brown]

Thanks Georg but how do I get a picture into a word document?
Regards
Gordon

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Dont put the picture in a word doc,

Only atchach it in the post with the function additional options

That function works for sound files, pictures, videos etc but is limited in kBs

Pictures could also be added in word, but thas not so good

In regards to homepages, you will learn that with time to come....just one step after the other

[Clive Symes]

Gordon,
The area that you mentioned, is that that the old Clay channel that passes through the Uubvley area because the area on the map looks as if it flowed through the Town area

[Michael Alexander]

Just to expand on the Topic, here is the same map, but of the Uubvley area....

[Gordon Brown]

You dead right Clive. The one further south was called the esturine delta. Also a flat clay deposit on top of the bedrock. The old river bed I was referring to had its southernmost extent in the vicinity of 100G. Best regards
Gordon

[Jean]

Hi Dad, looks like I'll have to give you a crash course in scanning docs and posting them on the site next time we see you.  Love ya, Jean xxx