Flinders' chart upon an enlarged scale [cartographic material] |
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| Title : | Flinders' chart upon an enlarged scale [cartographic material] |
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| Creator : | Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814 | |||
| Source : | Flinders chart upon an enlarged scale [cartographic material ]: resurveyed and corrected by Thomas Lipson Esqr. Commander, Royal Navy Office of South Australia, 1851 | |||
| Place Of Creation : | [Adelaide | |||
| Publisher : | J. Payne.] | |||
| Date of creation : | 1851 | |||
| Additional Creator : | Lipson, Thomas, 1783-1863 Payne, J | |||
| Format : | Map | |||
| Dimensions : | 990 x 590 mm | |||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | |||
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| Description : |
Nautical chart of Spencer's Gulf, St. Vincent's Gulf and Kangaroo Island. Shows position of lights, major hazards and depth readings. Includes some notes on natural features. Relief show by hachures In 1836 Commander Thomas Lipson was appointed by the Admiralty as Naval Officer for South Australia He was also appointed Harbour-Master at Port Adelaide and Administrator of Marine Affairs by the Colonial Government. The Honourable Commissioners of H.M. Customs appointed him Collector of Customs for South Australia. In fulfilment of these roles he made several surveys of the South Australian coast for the Home Government. In 1840 he resigned the Customs position, but remained Harbour-Master until 1855, when he was given rank as Post-Captain and retired on a life pension. Captain Lipson died on Oct. 25th, 1863. Lipson Street, Port Adelaide the site of the South Australian Maritime Museum commemorates him. |
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| Related names : | Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814 Spencers Gulf (S. Aust) St. Vincents Gulf (S. Aust) Kangaroo Island (S. Aust) |
| Coverage year : | 1851 |
| Period : | 1836-1851 |
| Place : | South Australia |
| Region : | Kangaroo Island |
| Further reading : | Captain Thomas Lipson South Australian register, 26 November 1863, p. 6, col. b Marsden, S., Stark, P., Sumerling, P Heritage of the city of Adelaide: an illustrated guide Adelaide: Corporation of the City of Adelaide, 1990 Ingleton, Geoffrey C. Matthew Flinders, navigator and chartmaker Guildford, Surrey: Genesis Publications in association with Hedley Australia, 1986 The Encounter, 1802: art of the Flinders and Baudin voyages [compiled by] Sarah Thomas Adelaide: Art Gallery of South Australia, 2002 Fornasiero, F. J. Encountering Terra Australis: the Australian voyages of Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders Kent Town, South Australia: Wakefield Press, 2004 |
| Internet links : | SA Memory Taking it to the edge: Coast: Flinders and Baudin State Library of South Australia, General Information Factsheets Online, Mapping sources for SA history State Library of South Australia: Encounter 1802-2002 State Library of New South Wales: Matthew Flinders Electronic Archive |
| Exhibitions and events : | State Library of South Australia: Mortlock Wing. Taking it to the edge August 2004- |
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