Show threadDavid CoombeJan 29

As is his custom Tim @wragge Sherratt undersells (above) what he's done.

He's programmatically geolocated "18,603 out of 20,644 photos" digitised by #StateLibraryVIC.

Tim: "When I started working on the collection I wasn’t really sure what was possible." So he learnt, tried, adapted, all with a goal in mind. Tim has an uncommon mind and set of skills. And uncommon productivity. His article is easy to read - if needed one can skim the more technical detail. Tim documents his methods to be shared.

#digitalHumanities #historicalMapping #OpenStreetMap #heritageAU #ozGLAM

Tim's blog post: https://updates.timsherratt.org/2026/01/29/geolocating-photos-from-the-slvs.html

Geolocating photos from the SLV's Committee for Urban …

Concerned about the loss of built heritage in the 1970s, the …

Show threadDavid CoombeJan 27
(3/3) Read about #historicalMapping in the #S_T_Gill project (with extra 1840s #SouthAustralia maps) and how I developed them: https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_in_Maps.htm
S.T. Gill in Maps

Background and links: the maps in the S.T. Gill project. Artwork maps and reference maps. Also general maps for 1840s South Australia.

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Show threadDavid CoombeJan 27
(2/3) Map of #S_T_Gill's 1852 scenes of the gold diggings in Victoria, Australia - at least the readily mappable ones. Built in OpenStreetMap's #uMap with #AllMaps tiles for custom background. #historicalMapping #historyAU
Online map: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/s-t-gill-victorian-diggings_1079116
David CoombeJan 12

Years ago I started with just this scrap piece of paper and sketched these main #Adelaide intersections in the 1840s.
This evolved into digital #historicalMapping using #uMap (which makes all the work look easy) and #mapWarper. I've now geolocated 257 works with latitude, longitude and view bearing.
I recently added the Victorian diggings 1852 to the maps.

Search the list of mapped works: https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/index_of_works.htm#Mapped
Read about the maps in the #S_T_Gill project and how I developed them: https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_in_Maps.htm
#historyAU #digitalHumanities

David CoombeJan 12

In 1851 George French Angas went from Sydney to the NSW gold diggings via the Blue Mountains. This map shows his sketches along the way and corrects the dating on these drawings in #NationalLibraryAU collection. (This map was a side activity in the #S_T_Gill project.) #historyAU #historyNSW #historicalMapping

Online map: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/angas-1851-nsw-diggings_802983

David CoombeJan 5

#Coffee and breakfast sorted!

6 miles from the Bush Inn on the road from #Melbourne to the diggings (1852): https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/s-t-gill-melbourne-to-the-diggings_800099?feature=Coffee%20Tent%206%20m%20from%20Bush%20Inn,%20Diggers%20Breakfast%20|%20SLV%20H7824#11/-37.557/144.654

#historicalMapping #uMap #TroveAU #1850s #S_T_Gill

S. T. Gill - Melbourne to the Diggings

**Status: COMPLETE** # Introduction This map shows the route(s) from Melbourne to the Victorian diggings and S. T. Gill's views in 1852 along the way. Most of Gill's diggings works are of a general nature, but those that can be reasonably tied to place are included here. There is also a link (white box) at top for a map of the diggings. **Markers** Pins represent locations of points along the way (from several sources). Icons represent viewpoints of artworks - these locations are approximate. A caption will pop up when you hover over a pin or icon with the mouse. Click to get more information including images of the works and links to the catalogue. **Images:** Art work images are not stored but are dynamically displayed from the online services of cultural institutions, see: [[https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/help.htm#Images|Project Help - Use of Images]]. **Map backgrounds** The default map background is: <i>Hams' map of the routes to the Mt. Alexander & Ballarat gold diggings</i>, 19 January 1853 by Thomas Ham. NLA MAP RM 960. <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-231354263>. Tiles: <https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/44732/{z}/{x}/{y}.png>. You can use the control at left to change the map background to a modern map or revert to the default *Hams map*. For more information on the use of maps in this project, see: [[https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_in_Maps.htm|S.T. Gill in Maps]]. [[https://coombe.id.au/|David Coombe]], 2026 {{https://coombe.id.au/DavidCoombeTintype25pc.jpg|64}}

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We deeply appreciate all the help that @greeninfo provided over the years. We look forward to spending an unprecedented 2026 with the #HistoricalMapping and @OpenStreetMapUS communities.
Show threadDavid CoombeDec 26

#StateLibraryNSW has a surprisingly large number of South Australian colonial artworks. I've finished updating SLNSW links to their new catalogue from my #S_T_Gill project. This includes my maps of 1840s #SouthAustralia and #Adelaide which are now practically complete. Mapping using #uMap (OpenStreetMap).

#historyAU #historicalMapping #digitalHumanities

https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_in_Maps.htm

S.T. Gill in Maps

Background and links: the maps in the S.T. Gill project. Artwork maps and reference maps. Also general maps for 1840s South Australia.

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David CoombeDec 1

Interested in #Melbourne and regional #VictoriaAU built heritage? Then do check out @wragge's digital mapping of 1970s Committee for Urban Action (CUA) photographs from the #StateLibraryVIC collection. Currently includes inner Melbourne suburbs and goldfields towns. Zoom in, click on a street! #historicalMapping

https://slv.wraggelabs.com/cua/

SLV Committee for Urban Action collection

David CoombeOct 19

My #artHistory project already links catalogue entries to map locations where known. But it was only zooming in to location and pin. I've now incorporated #uMap permalinks to also popup the artwork information panel. I also do this for the address of the artist's studios. #historicalMapping #S_T_Gill

For example, see: https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_1847.htm which has studio location and location of "Floraville" view.

S.T. Gill - 1847

An overarching outline of 1847 with links to catalogue articles on Gill's major efforts that year. This article also includes 1847 works not catalogued elsewhere.

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