To the Mayor, aldermen, councillors & citizens this map of the City of Sydney [cartographic material...
To the Mayor, aldermen, councillors & citizens this map of the City of Sydney [cartographic material...
To the Mayor, aldermen, councillors & citizens this map of the City of Sydney [cartographic material] / is most respectfully dedicated by their obed. & humble servt. Willm. Henry Wells, Candidate for the Office of City Surveyor.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
[Sydney : s. n., 1842].
Date
1842].
Call Numbers
Z/MC 811.17/1842/1
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Cartographic data
Scale 1:9 504
Physical content
1 map : hand col. ; 46.5 x 51.5 cm. folded to 19 x 11 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
[Sydney : s. n., 1842].
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
1842].
Subjects
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Alternative Titles
Full title
To the Mayor, aldermen, councillors & citizens this map of the City of Sydney [cartographic material] / is most respectfully dedicated by their obed. & humble servt. Willm. Henry Wells, Candidate for the Office of City Surveyor.
Portion of title
Map of the city of Sydney 1842
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Notes
General note
Map showing the boundary of Sydney, and the new City Council's six wards. It shows streets, public buildings, and Sydney's residences.
This state precedes Wells' 1843 map of the City of Sydney carrying most of the plate. The 1843 ed. keeps Wells' elaborate calligraphy of the title, which now reads: To the Right Worshipful [...].
Wells was 25 in 1842, and described himself to the new City Council as 'Formerly Assistant Surveyor under the Poor Law and Commutation Tythe Commissioners for the County Wiltshire, England, in 1837'....
Additional physical form availability note
Also available online via the State Library of NSW at: http://digital.sl.nsw.gov.au/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?embedded=true&toolbar=false&dps_pid=IE3536545.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
Z/MC 811.17/1842/1
Record Identifier
74VKwKkpzrGO
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKwKkpzrGO
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MMS ID
991018298899702626
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