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captain
william mein smith

1799 — 1883 · 19th Century

The Cartographer’s Eye: The Life and Legacy of Captain William Mein Smith In the annals of colonial history, few figures possess a dual legacy as profound as Captain William Mein Smith. To some, he was the meticulous surveyor whose precise lines and measured plans laid …

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captain william mein smith
The Palette Genome

A portrait built from captain william mein smith's own colours

Every 1 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.

← Cool · Shadow Warm · Earth Gold · Light →

Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.

Four-Colour Decomposition
The Chromatic Knot

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.

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Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers