- Bib ID:
- 3584294
- Format:
- Map
- Author:
- Light, William, 1786-1839
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Scale:
- Scale on both maps [1:32,183] (E 138°31ʹ50ʺ--E 138°31ʹ50ʺ/S 34°56ʹ42ʺ--S 34°56ʹ42ʺ).
- Description:
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- [Adelaide] : Survey Dept., 1839
- 2 maps on 1 sheet : both sides ; 49.7 x 36.5 cm.
- Full contents:
- Ancillary map on verso: Chart of Port Adelaide, South Australia [cartographic material] / from the survey of Coll. Light, late Surveyor General of the province ; the soundings by S. Hamilton and drawn by F.H. Burslam of the Survey Department 1839 ; engraved by W. Moffitt, Sydney.
- Notes:
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- Chart of Port Adelaide covering part of LeFevre's Peninsula and Torrens Island and showing detailed topography of the Torrens River and surrounding landcover. The references under Remarks demonstrates the hopes of the Colony to provide anchorage of visiting vessels along the river and access further up to the city of Adelaide. It includes accompanying text providing navigational directions to those sailing the Gulf of St. Vincent and entitled: Directions.
- The ancillary map is an almost identical map, except it lacks bathymetric soundings outside the Torrens River, has no accompanying text entitled Directions, and the cartouche title design includes a kangaroo and its joey on the left side and an emu on the right side. Relief is shown by bathymetric soundings and ground cover is shown pictorially.
- Cartouche title.
- National Library's copy at RM 1126 is frayed at the edges.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-231421594
- Subject:
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- Time Coverage:
- 1839
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- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 1889 [Created/Published Date + 50 Years]
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- Artistic
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1839
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