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C1952
Map of the City of Sydney Compiled and published by H.E.C.Robinson Pty Ltd
Detailed plan of Sydney and lower north shore with tramways and railways marked. An extensive index is below the title is shown. Circular Quay station, is noted as being under construction,
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Full Title:
Map of the City of Sydney Compiled and published by H.E.C.Robinson Pty Ltd
Date:
C1952
Condition:
In good condition. Laid onto archival linen.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
470mm
x 708mm
Paper Size:
485mm
x 723mm
AUTHENTICITY
Guaranteed Vintage Item
dated:
1952
Description:
Detailed plan of Sydney and lower north shore with tramways and railways marked. An extensive index is below the title is shown. Circular Quay station, is noted as being under construction,
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
