Sydney Water supply 1869

Browse rare antique water supply maps of New South Wales from 1869, documenting Sydney’s first modern engineering schemes. These detailed plans illustrate reservoirs, pipelines, and catchments that enabled the city’s rapid expansion.

A unique category linking cartography with industrial and urban history.

These rare 1869 New South Wales water supply maps document Sydney’s first modern engineering schemes. Created by the NSW Department of Public Works under engineers such as Edward Moriarty, they illustrate reservoirs, catchments, pumping stations, and distribution systems that enabled Sydney’s explosive growth.

Highly valued by collectors of industrial and engineering history.

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