The Map

Full Title:	Sketch Map - Adelaide, South Australia, 1913.
Other Title:	Adelaide, South 154 M/IV Southern Half, South Australia.
Prepared by:	Prepared by Commonwealth Section. Imperial General Staff. Commonwealth Department of Defence.
Engraver:	Photo-Lithographed at the Department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne, by W.J. Butson, 22.10.14.
Publisher:	Published by Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer, Melbourne, June, 1915.
Publication Date:	June 1915
Size:	94.5cm x 56.2cm (37¼" x 22")
Scale:	1":1 mile, or, 1:63,360 Polyconic Projection.
Extent:	Salisbury - McVitties Hill - Crafers - Gulf St. Vincent
Description:	Photo-lithographed colour map, printed on paper, mounted on linen without dissection. Extreme wear at folds and corners with some loss. This map was produced as part of the Commonwealth military survey of Australia (1914-1964), which commenced just prior to World War I. The note on the map reads: The framework of this sheet is based on the primary triangulation and hundreds plans of the Lands Dept. South Australia. Levels obtained from Public Depts. of S.A. and extended by Aneroid. Datum Low water, Tide Gauge Port Adelaide. Contours determined by Aneroid & Clinometer. Polyconic projection. Surveyed 1913. Del 1914. A Legend to the map is included below the bottom border.

Bridge (wood, stone, or iron) Culvert Waterhole Swamp or Marsh Creek Watercourse (non perennial) Railway line Railway crossing Cutting Embankment Tunnel Telegraph or Telephone line Telegraph Office Road metalled   Road formed   Road unformed Track Fence

Sign Post House School Post Office Hotel Blacksmith's Shop (forge) Church Mill or Factory Lighthouse Beacon Windmill Cemetery Timber Scrub Cliff Altitude Trig Station Contours

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Place Name Search Feature

This map includes a search feature for place names and features. The search feature is located at the top right of each page, with a search box containing the words "Search This Map". The Search Engine enables a targeted search of the entire 1913 map of Adelaide.

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The Search Engine will also compiled a Complete Index Of Place Names, which is well worth referring to.

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