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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

Light, William, 1839, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/120/2

Chart of Port Adelaide, South Australia covering part of LeFevre's Peninsula and Torrens Island with land cover shown pictorially. Includes soundings for the coastal waters and Torrens River. Accompanying text is entitled 'Directions' and provides navigational directions to those sailing the Gulf of St. Vincent. The references under Remarks demonstrates the hopes of the Colony to provide anchorages for visiting vessels along the Torrens River and to provide access further up the River to the city of Adelaide. This chart was compiled from Colonel Light's survey with soundings by S. Hamilton, drawn by F.H. Burslem of the Survey Department and engraved by W. Moffitt, Sydney. Shows coast, river with soundings, and Torrens Island. Includes natural features. Dated 1839, but without detailed navigation notes that appear on 1840 version (map 120/3). Scale 2 inches to 1 mile.

Port Adelaide [cartographic material] : supplement to the "Illustrated Adelaide News" May, 1879

Cooke, A. C., 1879, Archival map/chart, B 7760

Bird's eye view of Port Adelaide, South Australia, engraved by A. C. Cooke, and published as a supplement to the 'Illustrated Adelaide News', May 1879 by Frearson & Brother. This copy [copy 1] is backed onto cotton, through which can be seen: 'Presented by S.A. Company'. (An article in the same edition of the 'Illustrated Adelaide News' appears on page 71, with a key to the view on page 79.) Another version was also issued as a supplement to Frearson's Weekly, No. 5 (March 5, 1880) [copy 2]. Also held is a facsimile which was produced for the Port Adelaide Historical Society in the 1970s [copy 3]. Reserve copy printed from original block found in CS Bird's Printery in 1975.

Port Adelaide wharves and water frontages [cartographic material]

Archival map/chart, C 314

Maps of Port Adelaide. Enlargement A, and enlargement B, show Port River sectioned into Port Reach, Gawler Reach and Hindmarsh Reach. Plan C. shows coastline from Pt. Malcolm to St. Kilda, Light's Passage, Lipson Reach, Torrens Island and Garden Island. Gives section numbers and lot numbers for Port Adelaide, Birkenhead, Sandwell, Semaphore and Largs; names of companies occupying river frontage areas; also shows railways, reserves, schools. "The dark green line marks the Boundary of Properties which the President of the Marine Board recommends should be purchased."

Plan of the intended New Port, Adelaide, South Australia as designed by His Excellency Col. G. Gawler, K.H. &c, &c, &c, divided into Sections of 80 and 134 acres [cartographic material].

1840, Archival map/chart, C 1074

Map area from southern tip of Torrens Island to northern part of Albert Town and approximatley 3.5 miles from west to east. Shows islands, sections, numbers, some owners' names, public and government reserves, roads with some distances, notes and table of proprietors,and includes tidal information. Relief shown by soundings.

[Tracing of 'South Adelaide', Port Adelaide Railway and sections in the Hundred of Port Adelaide] [cartographic material]

n.d., Archival map/chart, BRG 42/119/56

Tracing of map showing sections on the north side of Grand Junction Road and the Port Adelaide region, in the Hundred of Port Adelaide. A dotted line shows the City and Port Railway 'as now in course of execution' near Port Road. Torrens and Garden Islands are indicated at top of map, with Yatala, Albert Town and Gepps Cross in the centre. 'South Adelaide' is shown with the position of the Adelaide Gaol and Council Chamber marked beside part of the River Torrens course. Ink on paper, ink notation. No scale given. Numbered 6) in top left hand corner. (Original on same sheet as maps 57-60).

[Tracing showing sections in Hundreds of Port Gawler, Port Adelaide, Yatala, Barossa and Monarto (parts)] [cartographic material]

n.d., Archival map/chart, BRG 42/119/76

Tracing of map showing sections in five different Hundreds. See contents field for details. Ink on paper, ink notation. No scale given. Numbered 23) at top left hand corner. Stamped 12.2.[18]55. (Original on same sheet as maps 77).

Map shewing the line of the intended Adelaide City and Port Adelaide Railway [cartographic material]

c. 1852, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/119/9

Map showing the route of the proposed railway line from Adelaide to Port Adelaide in red ink. Also shows suburban areas and Lefevre Peninsula section numbers, Torrens Island and reaches of the Port River. Drawn by H. Higginson, Lefevre Terrace, North Adelaide. Lithograph with blue watercolour wash on paper.(Extreme bottom corners of map missing.) Scale 2 inches to 1 mile.

Plan of the intended new port, Adelaide, South Australia [cartographic material] / by J. Dean

1846, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/119/10

Plan of the new port at Port Adelaide as designed by His Excellency Col. G. Gawler, K.H., divided into sections of 80 and 134 acres. Area of plan extends from Torrens Island to part of Albert Town and shows soundings in feet along reaches of the Port River. Sections numbers of land affected by the new development shown, with route of proposed road to the Northern Mines. Outside map area is an explanation of details shown in the plan, and names of proprietors of land sections in new development (S.A. Company, J.A. Smith, J. Morphett & O. Gilles, John Ellis, T.B. Strangways). Issued as supplement to the "South Australian" newspaper 2 January 1846. Lithographed by J. Dean, Adelaide. Scale 2 inches to 1 mile. (Original on same sheet as map 11).

[Tracing showing sections in Hundred of Port Adelaide (Lefevre's Peninsula)] [cartographic material]

n.d., Archival map/chart, BRG 42/119/70

Tracing of map showing sections on Lefevre Peninsula and east bank of Port River in the Hd. of Port Adelaide. A reserve for the Quarantine Ground across sections 869-870 is shown. A memo notation reads "[section] 2016 should abut on this road - it appears as if some strange error has occurred in the Eastern bank of River to Port Adelaide - I will endeavour to get it set right & sent by a future opportunity. H.H. [Henry Higginson]". Ink on paper, ink and pencil notation. No scale given. Numbered 19) at top left hand corner. Stamped 12.2.[18]55. (Original on same sheet as maps 69 & 71 ).

Plan and mean section of the road to the New Port and proposed wharf at Section 'A' [Port Adelaide] [cartographic material] / by G.S. Kingston, Civil Engineer

1839, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/120/19

Plan of Port Adelaide with the South Australian Company's new road to Adelaide from Section 'A' by the proposed wharf site (coloured in red). Also includes buildings numbered 1-14 near the old anchorage. Vegetation has been drawn along the roads and around the buildings. Includes a profile of the new road indicating in blue the high water mark. In red ink at bottom left corner is written "P Mr McLaren's letter of 27 November 1839: The road where colored is raised to its proper height - the Purple colored Sections at the Old Port belong to the Company - they have also 2 on W side of Creek, nearly ... W of No. 10." Signed by G.S. Kingston under map title. Scale 1 inch to 5 chains. Ink and watercolour on paper, ink notation. Numbered 'No. 4' at top of sheet. Stamped 21.5.[18]40 at bottom right, with 'Supreme Court of S.A. Civil Jurisdiction' stamp at top near title. (See map 120/20 for map with less detail).

Plan of sections A - K, Port Adelaide [cartographic material]

c. 1843, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/119/11

Plan of sections A B C D E F G H I J & K, Port Adelaide; also section 916 "The Well" and 423 Albert Town. No scale given. Ink and watercolour on paper, ink notation. Signed by William Giles, Interim Manager , S.A. Company. Stamped 18.11.[18]44. (Original on same sheet as map 10).

Plan of New Port Adelaide, South Australia designed by Col. G. Gawler [cartographic material]

1841, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/120/18

Plan of the New Port at Port Adelaide as designed by His Excellency the Governor Colonel George Gawler, divided into sections of 80 and 134 acres, surveyed by William Light. Scale 1 inch to 40 chains. Lithograph. (This map is from part of a John Arrowsmith map published in London in 1841).

Plan shewing reserves near Port Adelaide [cartographic material] / compiled in the Engineer-in-Chief's Office

1876, Archival map/chart, C 212

Map shows government reserves in the Port Adelaide area and includes section numbers. Ink on waxed paper, part coloured.

Plan of allotments at Port Adelaide, Section A [cartographic material]

1850, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/119/49

Plan of allotments at Port Adelaide in Section A, with Hindmarsh Reach, street names and the South Australian Company's warehouses indicated. The original course of a creek is shown passing through allotments 120-125. Scale 100 feet to 1 inch. A separate table relates to the area of allotments 72-132. Ink with watercolour wash on paper, ink and pencil notation. Stamped 20.1.[18]51. (Same as map 50).

Plan of allotments at Port Adelaide, Section A [cartographic material]

1850, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/119/50

Plan of allotments at Port Adelaide in Section A, with Hindmarsh Reach, street names and the South Australian Company's warehouses indicated. The original course of a creek is shown passing through allotments 120-125. Scale 100 feet to 1 inch. A separate table relates to the area of allotments 72-132. Ink with watercolour wash on paper, ink and pencil notation. Stamped 20.1.[18]51. (Duplicate of map 49).

Plan of the land at the New Port forming part of section 'A' [Port Adelaide] [cartographic material]

1840, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/120/13

Plan of part of section 'A' at the New Port, Port Adelaide, 'exhibited to those parties to whom portions of that land were offered for sale on 10 January 1840', signed by D. McLaren of the South Australian Company. Shows allotment numbers, owners' names (some illegible) and street names. A section at bottom right in pencil reads: 'Present incumbents of some of the allotments - Mildred, Levi, Mempis, Germein, Smith and Wakelin' with land measurements mostly illegible. No scale given. Ink and watercolour on paper, ink and very faint pencil notation. Includes canvas backing now separated from map.

Tracing from Plan of the survey of section 'A' Port Adelaide made by Messrs. Hindmarsh & Lindsay [cartographic material]

1840, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/120/22

Photographic copy of tracing from plan showing section 'A' Port Adelaide made by Hindmarsh and Lindsay on 21 November 1840. Subsequent alterations shown in red [on original map], made in compliance with application of 21 December 1893.The copy signed by E.S. Laurie for the Surveyor General on 7 February 1894. Retraced by archivist G.L. Fischer 11 May 1951. Scale 1 inch to 5 chains. Pencil tracing on photographic copy.

[Plan of Port Adelaide, Hundreds of Port Adelaide and Yatala] [cartographic material]

1887, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/120/24

Survey plan of Port Adelaide, Hundreds of Port Adelaide and Yatala, showing the positions of wharves and buildings along the river, Jervois Bridge, the South Australian Company's Basin and New Dock, slipways, railway lines, street names and allotments. The Company's sections are coloured grey. Also shows Birkenhead and Glanville property on the other side of the Port River, with ink annotations relating to land sales. Surveyed by George H. Tolley, December 1887. Scale 1 inch to 400 feet. Lithograph with watercolour, ink notation.

[Plan of McLaren Wharf] [cartographic material]

c. 1863, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/119/12

Plan of McLaren Wharf, Port Adelaide between Port Road, Divett and Lipson Streets, showing McLaren and Giles warehouses and property owned by Beck and Levi, J. Malin and James Grosse. No scale shown but some property dimensions indicated. Ink with watercolour wash on paper, ink notation. Stamped 17.2.[18]54. (Original on same sheet as plan 12a).

[Plan of proposed new dock, Port Adelaide] [cartographic material]

c. 1854, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/119/13

Plan of proposed new dock at Port Adelaide, near Todd and St Vincent Streets. The original course of a creek is shown passing through the dock site, with a bridge drawn at the north-west end, and surrounding allotments shown. A section showing levels of the proposed wharf is drawn in ink at bottom right hand corner, with present level of swamp and low water mark indicated. No scale shown but dimensions of the dock are given. Ink with blue watercolour wash on paper, ink notation. Signed by William Giles, Manager of South Australian Company. In pencil at bottom left is written 'Railway Station' over initials 'E.R.S.' and 'Received August 1854'.

Plan of allotments at Port Adelaide, Section A [cartographic material]

c. 1850, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/119/48

Plan of allotments at Port Adelaide in Section A, with Hindmarsh Reach, street names and the South Australian Company's warehouses indicated. The original course of a creek is shown passing through the dock reserve, with pencil notation 'Wharf for proposed wet dock'. Scale 100 feet to 1 inch. A separate table relates to the area of allotments 72-132. Ink with watercolour wash on paper, ink and pencil notation. One stamp at bottom right dated 10 December 1850, another at top left dated 21.4.[18]51.

South Australia. St. Vincent Gulf. Port Adelaide and Holdfast Bay [cartographic material] / surveyed by Comm.r Stokes, H.M.S. Beagle

1841, Archival map/chart, C 1066

Nautical chart giving latitude and longitude for Glenelg, soundings, buoys and beacons. Shows area from Port Adelaide to what is now O'Halloran Hill. Details include location of Mount Lofty and some notes on natural features. Hachures indicate relief. Inset: Port Adelaide enlarged giving soundings, buoys, beacons and showing The Flats and areas of mangroves.

Port Adelaide Harbour from a Survey by the South Australian Government [cartographic material]

1909, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/120/16

Survey plan of Port Adelaide Harbour showing soundings in the Port River, the positions of wharves and buildings along the river, Jervois Bridge, the South Australian Company's Basin and New Dock, slipways, railway lines and street names. Within a circular area at top left is a key to abbreviations for distance measurements, navigation aids and tidal information. Engraved by Weller & Addison and published by the Admiralty, 26 October 1909, under the superintendence of Captain H.E. Purey-Cust, R.N., Hydrographer. Scale 1 inch to 400 feet. Lithograph.

[Plan showing the South Australian Company's sections on Hindmarsh Reach, Port Adelaide] [cartographic material]/ by William Murray

1856, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/120/11

Plan showing the Company's section 2011 on the east side of Hindmarsh Reach, Port Adelaide, with the Coal Shed on the Government Reserve, Captain Hall's Store, Calton's Hotel and the Gunpowder Magazine indicated. Signed by William Murray, Surveyor, 21 January 1856. Scale 1 inch to 5 chains. Ink and watercolour on paper, ink notation.

[Plan of sections 'A' and 'B' on Hindmarsh Reach, Port Adelaide] [cartographic material]

1840, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/120/12

Certified copy of Plan 18T showing sections 'A' and 'B' on the east and west sides of Hindmarsh Reach, Port Adelaide, as surveyed by Hindmarsh and Lindsay on 21 November 1840. Includes note by the surveyors relating to the survey measurements. This copy certified by the Surveyor General on 25 September 1913. Scale 1 inch to 5 chains. Ink and watercolour on waxed linen, ink notation. Numbered 149) at top left corner.

Plan of allotments at Section 'A' Port Adelaide [cartographic material]

1849, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/120/14

Plan of section 'A' at Port Adelaide, showing the Company's Reserve, Queen's Wharf, with street names and numbered allotments, some occupied by the S.A. Company, and allotments 137 (R. Venn) and 68 (Bickers). Others have 'Let' or 'Sold' indicated. Scale 1 inch to 100 feet. Ink and watercolour on paper, ink and faint pencil notation. Dated 20/4/[18]49 at bottom left corner.

A general plan of the South Australian Company's works at Port Adelaide [cartographic material] / by Prescott and Hancock

1840, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/120/15

Plan showing 'the warehouses and sheds and the progressive state of wharfs' at Port Adelaide erected by the South Australian Company. A rudimentary wooden platform is shown on the end of the McLaren Wharf with the position of the lifting crane, a well and connecting bridge to the Government Reserve. An indication of the extent of vegetation surrounding an inlet in the area has been carefully executed by the artist. Signed by the architects Prescott and Hancock at right bottom corner, and dated January 5th 1840 at bottom left. 'No. 3' written at top left corner. Scale 1 & half inches to 50 feet. Ink and watercolour on paper, ink notation.

Plan of Port Adelaide Section 'A', 14th October 1840 [cartographic material] / by G.S. Kingston, Civil Engineer

1840, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/120/21

Plan showing the Company's section 'A' on the east side of McLaren Reach, Port Adelaide, with the S.A. Company's wharf and warehouse on the New Road, the Government sheds and Customs House on Government Reserve. Other buildings along Marine Parade are indicated. Signed by G.S, Kingston, 14 October 1840. Scale 1 inch to 5 chains. B&W photograph of ink and watercolour on paper, ink notation.

Plan of the old and new ports [cartographic material] : together with the plan and section of the South Australian Company's new road to Section A Adelaide South Australia

1840, Archival map/chart, C 186

Map of Port Adelaide area from 'Old landing place' to 'New port' and the Port River with soundings. Includes natural features, roads, government buildings and reserve. Compiler probably G.S. Kingston. Outside top border is added 'S.A. Coy v Port Adelaide Corporation "H.T.S. A." [over Supreme Court of S.A. stamp] 20/8/1913 for identification, entered Special Examiner". See History note in 'More info' section. (Presented to the S.A. Archives in 1930 by the South Australian Company).

Plan of the harbour of Port Adelaide, South Australia [cartographic material] : including the New Port as proposed by His Excellency the Governor & Res-t. Commissioner, showing the property of the South Australian Company / nautical survey by Wm. Light Esq

1839, Archival map/chart, C 1076

Coloured hand-drawn map showing Light's Passage, Torrens Island, Lefevre Peninsula, roads, creeks, swamps, soundings in the Port River, unnumbered sections, wharf, bridge and some notes on natural features. 'Includes the New Port as proposed by His Excellency the Governor and Resident Commissioner'. Ink and watercolour on paper, ink notation.

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