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C1855
Plan of Ship Canal & Site for Docks.
Mapmaker:
Frederick Collier Christy (1822 - 1909)
Early plan of Melbourne showing proposed ship canal and docks. Rare
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Full Title:
Plan of Ship Canal & Site for Docks.
Date:
C1855
Mapmaker:
Frederick Collier Christy (1822 - 1909)
Condition:
In good condition with folds as issued, laid onto archival linen.
Technique:
Hand coloured lithograph.
Image Size:
395mm
x 380mm
Paper Size:
450mm
x 420mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1855
Description:
Early plan of Melbourne showing proposed ship canal and docks. Rare
Mapmaker:
Frederick Collier Christy (1822-1909) was elected Associate in the Institution of Civil Engineers in March 1847, when his address was given as Surrey Square, Old Kent Road (Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, vol.6, 1847, p.134). He was described as a gentleman, age 29, born in Newington, Surrey, in the 1851 census, when he was living with his parents, John and Sarah, at Cudham, Kent. He emigrated to Australia.
