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C1960
Robinson’s Metropolitan Sydney
Large scale C.20th map of Sydney extending from Wisemans Ferry to Bulli Point and from Glenbrook to the sea. Shows boundaries of counties, shires, municipalities, metropolitan statistical divisions, roads, railway lines and names of localities.
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Full Title:
Robinson’s Metropolitan Sydney
Date:
C1960
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued. Laid on archival linen.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
1150mm
x 1105mm
Paper Size:
767mm
x 1135mm
AUTHENTICITY
Guaranteed Vintage Item
dated:
1960
Description:
Large scale C.20th map of Sydney extending from Wisemans Ferry to Bulli Point and from Glenbrook to the sea.
Shows boundaries of counties, shires, municipalities, metropolitan statistical divisions, roads, railway lines and names of localities.
Collections:
State Library New South Wales: Call Numbers M4 811.1fas/1968/1
National Library Australia: Bib ID 5755450 (later edition, map no 112 not 112A)
State Library New South Wales: Call Numbers M4 811.1fas/1968/1
National Library Australia: Bib ID 5755450 (later edition, map no 112 not 112A)
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
