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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-04-30 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002141b.htm person Light William AACR2 27 April 1786 6 October 1839 Place of Birth Kuala Kedah, Malaysia Place of Death South Australia, Australia Explorer Surveyor William Light had some association with Louis Henri de Freycinet 1803-1804 and was the first Surveyor-General of South Australia. South Australian Surveyor General's Office and the Survey and Crown Lands Department, Colony and State of South Australia (1836 - 1917)

South Australia's first Surveyor General 1836 - 1838

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 Light, William (1786-1839)

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 'Light, William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Light, William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Light, William (1786-1839), soldier and surveyor Elder, David F. Light, William (1786-1839), soldier and surveyor Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1967 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z Douglas Pike 116-118 Book: Founder of a city : the life of Colonel William Light, first Surveyor-General of the Colony of South Australia : founder of Adelaide, 1786-1839 Dutton, Geoffrey Founder of a city : the life of Colonel William Light, first Surveyor-General of the Colony of South Australia : founder of Adelaide, 1786-1839 London Chapman & Hall 1960 Book Section: From Peninsular War to coordinated cadastre: William Light's route maps of Portugal and Spain, and his founding of Adelaide, the "Grand experiment in the art of colonization" Henderson, Kelly From Peninsular War to coordinated cadastre: William Light's route maps of Portugal and Spain, and his founding of Adelaide, the "Grand experiment in the art of colonization" Cham; Heidelberg; New York Springer 2016 History of military cartography: 5th International Symposium of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography, 2014 Liebenberg, Elri, Demhardt, Imre Josef and Vervust, Soetkin 327-45 Conference Paper: South Australia's Shining Light Porter, John Reginald South Australia's Shining Light 2010 FIG Congress 2010: Facing the Challenges - Building the Capacity, Sydney, Australia 11-16 April 2010: History Workshop, Australia's Greatest Surveyors-General, Session 2 (2010) Journal Article: Light's Survey of Adelaide: Facts, Fables and Fancies Porter, J. R. Light's Survey of Adelaide: Facts, Fables and Fancies 2008 South Australian Geological Journal 106 53-83 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 Louis Henri desaulses de Freycinet - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Louis Henri desaulses de Freycinet - Records FM 4/1740 1803 - 1809 Microfilm of records 1803-1809 from the French National Archives. Includes records of Louis Henri desaulses de Freycinet; microfilm of log kept by Bougainville on "Le Geographe" October 1800 - June 1803; microfilm of records relating to William Light 1803-1804; and files on Flinders 1803-9 including letters from Flinders while a prisoner on Mauritius 1808-9 from originals in the French National Archives. 1 reel Microfilm William Light - Records State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana William Light - Records PRG 1 1809 - 1845 Inward correspondence 1818-39 (6 cm); outward correspondence in the form of copies or drafts of outgoing letters 1835-38 (4 cm); miscellaneous records relating to Light's work and his personal life 1809-45 (5 cm); notebooks and sketchbooks kept by Light c1818-37 (11 cm); watercolour and pencil sketches, mainly from the Middle East c1830-35 (81 items); maps drawn by Light for Light, Finniss and Co. c1838-39 (3 items); printed records including "A Brief Journal" c1835-39 (8 cm) [Restricted, PRG 1]. 0.34 m, 84 items Artwork