Panorama Of Sydney Looking East From Tower Of General Post Office
c1890. Albumen paper photograph, five-panel panorama, captioned in negative lower centre, 33 x 130cm. Slight foxing, stains and creases, repaired missing portions. Linen-backed. This view includes, from the left, the Lands Department looking over the harbour to Admiralty House, Kirribilli; Fort Denison and Farm Cove, with Garden Island beyond the Domain; Sydney Heads on the horizon; Pitt, Castlereagh, Elizabeth and Macquarie Streets, with Parliament House and St Stephen’s spire; St James’ Church to Hyde Park and St Mary’s Cathedral with the suburbs of Woolloomooloo, Darlinghurst and beyond. The last panel shows the Australian Museum in College Street, the full extent of Hyde Park, and the Great Synagogue in Elizabeth Street. Held in SLNSW. This image was listed on page 586 in the publication Catalogue of New South Wales Exhibits: Department L, which was produced for the World’s Columbian Exposition (Chicago’s World Fair) held in 1893. Ref: Smithsonian.
Item #CL195-10
Price (AUD): $4,950.00 other currencies