William Stanley Jevons - 'Remarks upon the Social Map of Sydney, 1858', bound with 3 maps, 1854-1859
William Stanley Jevons - 'Remarks upon the Social Map of Sydney, 1858', bound with 3 maps, 1854-1859
William Stanley Jevons - 'Remarks upon the Social Map of Sydney, 1858', bound with 3 maps, 1854-1859
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1854-1859
Call Numbers
B 864
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Manuscripts, Pictures and Drawings
Physical Description
Contents
1 volume - 0.01 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript)
Drawings
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Digitised
Finding aids
Read the transcription here: http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2015/D00007/a1760.html
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
1858; Manuscript in Jevons' hand, describing the economy of Sydney reflected in the classes of houses and the distribution of services and industry, in preparation for the production of a social map of the city. Jevons defines three classes of residences to be shown in colour on the map. He describes the city centre and surrounding areas includin...
Alternative Titles
Full title
William Stanley Jevons - 'Remarks upon the Social Map of Sydney, 1858', bound with 3 maps, 1854-1859
Variant title
Listed in the Manuscripts Index Card Catalogue as : A Social Survey of Australian Cities, 1858-9.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Microfilm copy available at CY 1045, frames 1-38
Digitised from the microfilm copy in 2007
Digital order no:Album ID : 823804
Published information
The first 32 pages were published in installments in the Sydney Morning Herald in November-December 1929.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Miss H.W. Jevons in 1939
Administrative / Biographical history
William Stanley Jevons arrived in Sydney in October 1854 to take up a position as assayer at the new Sydney Mint. In his private capacity, he became a pioneer in scientific meteorology, publishing his observations in Sydney newspapers. In 1857 Jevons took up wet-plate photography, producing portraits, interiors and landcapes. In 1858 he undertook...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
B 864
Record Identifier
Yj7dxr39
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Yj7dxr39
Other Identifiers
Reference code
456664
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