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A general plan of the South Australian Company's works at Port Adelaide [cartographic material] / by Prescott and Hancock [BRG 42/120/15] • Archival map/chart

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Summary

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.

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Physical description

Map(hand drawn)
41.5 cm x 55 cm

Dates / Publication details

1840

Subject

Port Adelaide (S.A.) -- Maps

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Date

18/06/2008

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

8,112 x 6,537 pixels (53.0 MP)

Size

159.11 MB

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