C1912

Sydney Und Umgebung.

Mapmaker:

$A 195

Detailed German plan of Sydney. The top section shows the harbour and the city of Sydney while the lower portion shows the CBD with street names. History of Sydney timeline 1770 James Cook in the Endeavour landed in Botany … Read Full Description

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S/N: BKLEX-TP-SYD-1912–223373

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Full Title:

Sydney Und Umgebung.

Date:

C1912

Mapmaker:

Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus ( - )

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Lithograph printed in colour.

Image Size:

143mm

x 215mm

Paper Size:

160mm

x 247mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1912

Description:

Detailed German plan of Sydney. The top section shows the harbour and the city of Sydney while the lower portion shows the CBD with street names.

History of Sydney timeline

1770 James Cook in the Endeavour landed in Botany Bay (South of Sydney) His subsequent reports resulted in establishment of a penal settlement.
1788 Arrival of the First Fleet comprising eleven ships under the command of Governor Captain Arthur Phillip
1796 Population 2,953
1810 Macquarie Street laid out
1816 Botanic Gardens opened
1819 Hyde Park Barracks built
1820 St James Church designed by Francis Greenway & construction begins
1824 St James church opens designed by Francie Greenway – Oldest existing building in Sydney.

From Brockhaus, F.A. Konversations Lexikon.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 1104411

Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus ( - )

Brockhaus was a German encyclopaedia publisher and editor, who published Conversations-Lexikon. The business was carried on by his sons, Friedrich Brockhaus (1800–1865), who retired in 1850, and Heinrich Brockhaus (1804–1874), under whom it was considerably extended.

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