
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hook, George 
T1  - Using spatial technology to locate the view illustrated in Eugene von Gu&#xe9;rard&#x2019;s painting of the Kosciuszko massif
JF  - Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria
JO  - Proc. R. Soc. Vic.
Y1  - 2018
VL  - 130
IS  - 1
SP  - 18
EP  - 33
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/RS18002 
N2  - The colonial artist Eugene von Gu&#xe9;rard travelled extensively throughout south-eastern Australia sketching thousands of views during his three-decade-long sojourn in Australia. His field drawings are renowned for their fidelity to nature and observational accuracy, but the validity of the latter claim depends on comparing drawings with the view at the sites where he sketched. The location of the view in some artworks, such as Mount Kosciusko, seen from the Victorian Border, has eluded art historians and aficionados who have ventured into the field. This article discusses the collation of clues from historical narratives, maps and surveying techniques to limit the search area for the vantage point where he sketched the view on which he based his painting of the Kosciuszko massif. Novel use of spatial technology utilising satellite imagery, Global Positioning System (GPS) and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data, particularly digital elevation models, to locate the actual site is explored, and the topographical accuracy of his sketches evaluated when compared with photographs taken from close to the site. Finally, the potential value of using spatial technology in art history field work is discussed. 
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