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C1917
Guide to the City of Sydney. Issued under the auspices of the British Centre with Anthony Horderns’ Compliments
Scarce detailed map of Sydney showing tram, ferry and bus routes made for the British Centre and distributed by Anthony Hordens. Shown are places of interest. The Second World War saw an even greater emphasis placed on recreation and entertainment … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Guide to the City of Sydney. Issued under the auspices of the British Centre with Anthony Horderns’ Compliments
Date:
C1917
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued. Laid on archival linen.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
385mm
x 355mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1917
Description:
Scarce detailed map of Sydney showing tram, ferry and bus routes made for the British Centre and distributed by Anthony Hordens. Shown are places of interest.
The Second World War saw an even greater emphasis placed on recreation and entertainment for servicemen. The map shows the new location for the British Centre in Hyde Park, near the Anzac Buffet, which was to open, ‘opening April 1945’ as noted on the map. It was a residential and recreation centre for British soldiers and sailors on leave in Sydney.
The NSW Lawn Tennis Assoc. in Paddington is marked.
Held in the following institutional collections:
National Library of Australia: Bib ID1957251
State Library of NSW: Bib Util 11184754
Herbert Edward Cooper Robinson (1857 - 1933)
Robinson was a founder of the (Royal) Geographical Society of Australasia in 1885, a member of the Geographical Society of New South Wales in the late 1920s and a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of London. He made many valuable contributions to geographical science and was a delegate to the 1923 Sydney Regional Plan Convention. A friend and technical collaborator of Professor Sir Edgeworth David, he helped to produce David's monumental large-scale Geological Map of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1932. His draughtsmen also produced the maps for Donald Mackay's important aerial surveys of Australia from 1930. 1895 Wentworth Court-Robinson set up his own map-publishing business 1906 Phillip Street 1913 Permanent location at 221-223 George Street. 1917 H. E. C. Robinson Ltd was officially incorporated
