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C1865
Hobson’s Bay Port Phillip
Mapmaker:
Sir Peter Henry Scratchley & Sir William Saltonstall Wiseman
Rare plan of proposed defences for Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. Sir Peter Henry Scratchley who after being promoted to captain in October 1859, was given command of a detachment of engineers to erect in Melbourne defence works which he had … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Hobson’s Bay Port Phillip
Date:
C1865
Mapmaker:
Sir Peter Henry Scratchley & Sir William Saltonstall Wiseman
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Lithograph, printed in colour.
Image Size:
435mm
x 310mm
Paper Size:
490mm
x 358mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1865
Description:
Rare plan of proposed defences for Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. Sir Peter Henry Scratchley who after being promoted to captain in October 1859, was given command of a detachment of engineers to erect in Melbourne defence works which he had designed. Arriving in the ‘Ottawa’ on 13 June 1860 he reported on 21 September with detailed recommendations for the defence of Melbourne and Geelong.
