Status: COMPLETE (Reworked June 2023)

Introduction

This map shows S.T. Gill's paintings of Port Adelaide along with select contemporary pictures by other artists. This part of the river is labelled Hindmarsh Reach on this historical map but it is better known as Gawler Reach. A 1911 map "Port Adelaide wharves and water frontages" SLSA C 314/1 https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/C+314/1 shows the central area as Gawler Reach with Hindmarsh Reach to the north and Old Port Reach to the south. To understand the context of these pictures and this map, and read the argument for Gill's authorship of Angas' "South Australia Illustrated" plate, see my article: S.T. Gill's Port Adelaide. For more information on the use of maps in this project, see: S.T. Gill in Maps. Images: Art work images are not stored but are dynamically displayed from the online services of: National Library of Australia (NLA) Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) State Library of South Australia (SLSA) and Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW-M).

Online Map

This online map consists of: 1. default map background - see Map Source below 2. markers with marker representing the viewpoint of each work or group of works 3. highlighted areas representing significant features / structures. A caption will pop up when you hover over a marker or highlighted area with the mouse. Click to get more information. Markers. Blue: art works by Gill. Dark red: works by other artists. Other: points of interest. Map background. You can use the control at left to change the map background to a modern map or revert to the default "1840s Plan of Port Adelaide" (see bottom of list).

Map Source and Georectification

Map Source: State Library of South Australia – BRG 42/119/48 Plan of allotments at Port Adelaide, Section A https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/BRG+42/119/48 I first obtained a high-resolution version which I geo-rectified in MapWarper. See my above-mentioned article for more details. David Coombe, 2020-25