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Letter written to George Jones [PRG 1/10/1-4] • Manuscript

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Summary

Letter written by William Light from 'Gulf St Vincent, Lat.34.43 Long. 138.3'. Dated 22 November 1836 and sent to George Jones, Light writes about the site he has chosen for the new settlement and includes a sketch of the locality along with an enthusiastic description of the area. [George Jones, recipient of the letter, was an artist who painted Light's portrait in 1823].

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Physical description

Manuscript
handwritten
0.5 cm (1 folio, 4 pp)

Dates / Publication details

1836

Creator

Light, William

Subject

Light, William, 1786-1839
South Australia -- Discovery and exploration
Adelaide (S.A.) -- History

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Digitisation information

Date

30/09/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,163 x 3,270 pixels (16.9 MP)

Size

50.68 MB

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