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C1933
Map Showing Sydney and Suburbs
Scarce early c.20th map of Sydney, covering the area from Sutherland to Narrabeen and inland to Baulkham Hills. The map includes railways, tramways and municipal boundaries. The Sydney Harbour Bridge which was formally opened on Saturday, 19 March 1932 is … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Map Showing Sydney and Suburbs
Date:
C1933
Condition:
Small repaired tear at top left, otherwise in good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
258mm
x 332mm
Paper Size:
272mm
x 352mm
AUTHENTICITY
Guaranteed Vintage Item
dated:
1933
Description:
Scarce early c.20th map of Sydney, covering the area from Sutherland to Narrabeen and inland to Baulkham Hills. The map includes railways, tramways and municipal boundaries. The Sydney Harbour Bridge which was formally opened on Saturday, 19 March 1932 is shown on the map.
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
