A detailed plan of the important port city of Cape Town, including an extensive key, and showing major roadways, public parks, cemeteries, hospitals, churches, schools, and quarries, etc. With a panoramic view of Table Top Mountain from the bay along the bottom edge.

Published by William Day, the founder of Day & Haghe, the firm responsible for the plates for David Roberts's 'The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia' (1842–9). When Haghe left to become an artist, the firm continued as Day & Son, as here. The son, being William Day the younger (1823-1906), also referred to as "WJ Day". "WJ Day experienced financial difficulties around 1861 related to his printing of banknotes for Louis Kossuth, who was reportedly planning a revolution against the King of Hungary, and was taken to court; he was forced from the firm c1865, it failed in 1867 and was later amalgamated with Vincent Brooks" (British Museum Collections online).