Centenary Miscellany
The Streets of Sydney

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1 Anon
General Post Office, Sydney, 1889. Process engraving, hand-coloured, 76 x 54cm.
The Building & Engineering Journal, Dec 14, 1889. Cross-section of GPO from tower to foundations.

$990



2 Anon
Sydney & Suburban Hydraulic Power Company, c.1890. 4 process engravings, hand-coloured, 32 x 21.4cm, 28.3 x 20cm and 2 others. Chipped edges, repaired tears.
The Building & Engineering Journal. Four engravings: (a) Section through engine house and accumulator; (b) Boiler house automatic feed; (c) Façade; (d) Engine room. This building (Pier Street/Harbour Street) has been reinvented numerous ways since its original function - the façade remains today.

The Four
$490
3 Attrib. John Carmichael
General Post Office, Sydney, 1938. Steel engraving, 8.5cm diameter. Framed.

$490
4 Attrib. John Carmichael
New Court House (as completed) South Head Road Sydney, 1938-39. Engraving, 8.5 x 15cm.
Picture of Sydney - Maclehose 1838. View is at Oxford Street and Taylor Square - part of the current Court House.

$890
5 J.B. Barlow (Architect)
Convent & Hospital for the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, Petersham, NSW, 1890. Process engraving, hand-coloured, 19.5 x 32.7cm.
The Building and Engineering Journal, April 12, 1890. Became Lewisham Hospital.
$450

6 Clifton & Senior (Architect)
Hurstville Town Hall Competitive Design (Prize) (1) Exterior (2) Floor Plan, 1889. Process engravings, hand-coloured, (1) 19.4 x 30.3cm (2) 23 x 30.8cm.
The Building and Engineering Journal, April 12, 1890.

The Two
$490
7 Roy Emerson Curtis
The Heart of Sydney in the Year 1938, 1938. Colour lithograph, 47.3 x 59.2cm. Repaired edges, tears.
Central Sydney with landmarks, buildings, theatres & places of interest marked.

$950
8 After De Sainson
Caserne à Sydney, 1837. Engraving, 8.5 x 10.5cm. Framed.
Barracks/Military Hospital became Fort Street School - now National Trust Centre.

$290
9 J.S.E. Ellis (Architect)
Business Premises, Summer Hill, 1889. Process engraving, hand-coloured, 31 x 20.5cm.
Building & Engineering Journal, Sept 28, 1889. For Stanton & Sons. Includes floor plan.

$590
10 After John Hunter
Sketch of Sydney Cove, Port Jackson… 1788, 1789. Engraving, 50.5 x 47.2cm.
John Hunter's Sketch of Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, in the County of Cumberland, New South Wales, July 1788, published July 7th 1789 by J. Stockdale. T. Medland sculp Coastline by W. Dawes; the soundings by Capt. Hunter. Published in Arthur Phillip, The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay, London, 1789, p.123.

$2,500
11 After John Hunter
Plan du Port Jackson… après le Capitaine John Hunter, 1802. Engraving, hand-coloured, 43.5 x 25cm.
French issue of Sydney Harbour map.

$1,350
12 Theo Kemmis (Architect)
Competitive Design for Industrial Home for Blind Women at Homebush Bay, 1891. Process engraving, hand-coloured, 29.2 x 33cm.
The Australasian Builder and Contractor's News, June 13, 1891. Includes floor plan.

$590


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