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Large colour map ( 1910 ) of Sydney CBD attached to a calico sheet
Image Not Available for Large colour map ( 1910 ) of Sydney CBD attached to a calico sheet

Large colour map ( 1910 ) of Sydney CBD attached to a calico sheet

Date1910
Object number00046896
NameMap
MediumPaper, canvas, wood
ClassificationsMaps, charts and plans
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from John and Robert Reid
DescriptionThe large colour map of the Sydney CBD is attached to a calico sheet, with a wooden pole at the bottom, enabling it to hang. It details wharves in Pyrmont, Woolloomooloo and Circular Quay and the shipping companies affiliated with them. It also shows all major commercial and Government buildings in the CBD, and includes advertisements for shipping lines and services.HistoryThe large colour map of the Sydney CBD is attached to a calico sheet, with a wooden pole at the bottom, enabling it to hang. It details wharves in Pyrmont, Woolloomooloo and Circular Quay and the shipping companies affiliated with them. It also shows all major commercial and Government buildings in the CBD, and includes advertisements for shipping lines and services.SignificanceThe map is an excellent record of the extensive shipping infrastructre of Port Jackson in 1910.