Cape Town
capital of the Cape the N. base of Table Mountain and Table Bay. The town was laid out by its Dutch founders with mathematical preciseness-the main thoroughfares crossing one another at right angles. The houses of old Cape Town are mostly flat-roofed, oblong, and whitewashed.
The beautiful government gardens in the heart of Cape Town serve the purposes 14 acres in extent, and contain upward of a public park. The gardens are about of 8,000 varieties of trees and plants. lic library and museum, are close to the The Houses of Parliament, and the pubentrance of the avenue; and the Fine Arts Gallery in New street also faces the Botanic Gardens. The city has a regular supply of water, and is well lighted. There are spacious markets generally well supplied with fish, vegetables, and fruit; and public sales of produce, wool, feathers, etc., take place weekly. A large break-water, and an excellent system of docks have made Table Bay a place of call for passing vessels of all nations. Pop. (1918, white) 99,693.