Collection of maps taken from the collection Lewis Family - papers, 1838-1991, being mainly papers o...
Collection of maps taken from the collection Lewis Family - papers, 1838-1991, being mainly papers o...
Collection of maps taken from the collection Lewis Family - papers, 1838-1991, being mainly papers of Richard Race Lewis relating to the Sydney Expansion Scheme, 1897-1931.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
[between 1897 and 1931]
Call Numbers
M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 7295
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Cartographic data
Scales differ (E 150°31'15"--E 151°20'34"/S 33°34'41"--S 34°07'06")
Physical content
97 maps on 98 sheets : some manuscript, some blueline, some colour ; sheets 172 x 148 cm or smaller.
Content type
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
sheet
Publication information
Publisher
[between 1897 and 1931]
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
[between 1897 and 1931]
Access and use
Access Conditions
Mitchell Library copy at M ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 7295/Map 2: Oversized map, rolled, and stored in Stack 2 Row 21.
Mitchell Library copy at M ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 7295/Map 12a: Oversized map, rolled map, stored in Stack 2, Row 21.
Mitchell Library copy at M ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 7295/Map 15a and 15b: Oversized map, rolled, stored in Stack 2, Row 21.
Mitchell Library copy at M ser 4 0001/ MLMSS 7295/Map 58: Rolled map map stored in Stack 2, Row 21....
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Summary
Collection of maps primarily regarding the Sydney Expansion Scheme. Proposed and championed by Lewis in the period 1897-1931, the Scheme comprised plans to expand and join the Cooks and Parramatta Rivers, and to develop Botany Bay as a port. The ultimate goal was to relieve congestion within Sydney and establish the Parramatta region as an industri...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Collection of maps taken from the collection Lewis Family - papers, 1838-1991, being mainly papers of Richard Race Lewis relating to the Sydney Expansion Scheme, 1897-1931.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Forms part of Lewis Family - papers, 1838-1991, being mainly papers of Richard Race Lewis relating to the Sydney Expansion Scheme, 1897-1931. MLMSS 7295. Reference 433452.
Additional physical form availability note
Online at the State Library of NSW.
Time Period
d1897 d1931
Contextual Information
Related resource (online)
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 7295
Record Identifier
74VKVEbRLaPd
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVEbRLaPd
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991024133516102626
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