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Stone bridge over a river with figures and cottage, 1850 — illustration, circa 1850
illustration·1822

Stone bridge over a river with figures and cottage, 1850

Colonial sketches: an album of views of Sydney and NSW / E. West, F. Terry, Conrad Martens et. alE. West, F. Terry, Conrad Martens et. al.
Sunset over the mountain ranges, East Haldon, from the edge of the Darling Downs — illustration, from East Haldon, circa 1878
illustration·1878

Sunset over the mountain ranges, East Haldon, from the edge of the Darling Downs

Views of Pilton Station, Darling Downs, Qld., Darling Downs, with a view of Moreton Bay and one of Sydney Harbour, 1870, 1873 and ca. 1878Wilson, W. G.
Sydney across Darling Harbour from Pyrmont, with the Town Hall, St Andrew's Cathedral and Great Synagogue — photograph, from Pyrmont, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Pyrmont

Sydney across Darling Harbour from Pyrmont, with the Town Hall, St Andrew's Cathedral and Great Synagogue

Sydney from PyrmontState Library NSW
Sydney Cove from George Street, with Mort & Co. wool warehouses and shipping — photograph, from Sydney Cove, circa 1876
photograph·1876·Sydney Cove

Sydney Cove from George Street, with Mort & Co. wool warehouses and shipping

Sydney CoveState Library NSW
Sydney Cove with shipping and a careened vessel, after John Skinner Prout — illustration, from Sydney Cove, circa 1870
illustration·1870·Sydney Cove

Sydney Cove with shipping and a careened vessel, after John Skinner Prout

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Sydney Grammar School, College Street, 1870 — photograph, from College Street, circa 1870
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Sydney Grammar School, College Street, 1870

Sydney Grammar School, College Street, SydneyState Library NSW
Sydney Harbour from Bunker's Hill, 1831 — illustration, from Bunkers Hill, circa 1831
illustration·1831·The Rocks

Sydney Harbour from Bunker's Hill, 1831

Sydney, 1831 [View of Sydney Harbour from the grounds of Cumberland Place, Bunker's Hill, west side of Sydney CoveCharles Rodius
Sydney harbour with warehouses and sailing ships, 1870s–1890s — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1870
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Sydney harbour with warehouses and sailing ships, 1870s–1890s

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Sydney in 1853: hand-coloured plan of the city and its wards — map, from Sydney CBD, circa 1853
map·1870·Sydney CBD

Sydney in 1853: hand-coloured plan of the city and its wards

Plan of the city of Sydney 1870State Library NSW
Sydney rooftops from the Town Hall clocktower, 1873 — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, circa 1873
photograph·1873·Sydney CBD

Sydney rooftops from the Town Hall clocktower, 1873

Panorama of Sydney taken from Sydney Town HallRobinson, Francis W.
Sydney Sailors' Home seen from the harbour wharf — illustration, from The Rocks, circa 1859
illustration·1859·The Rocks

Sydney Sailors' Home seen from the harbour wharf

Sydney Sailors' Home [lithographThomas, Edmund, 1827-1867; Allan & Wigley
Sydney skyline across Darling Harbour from Pyrmont, c.1875 — photograph, from Pyrmont, circa 1875
photograph·1875·Pyrmont

Sydney skyline across Darling Harbour from Pyrmont, c.1875

City of Sydney [from PyrmontJ. R. Clarke
Sydney Town Hall under construction, clock tower complete — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, circa 1875
photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall under construction, clock tower complete

Sydney Town Hall under constructionState Library NSW
Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, circa 1875
photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower

Town Hall [SydneyState Library NSW
Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower, before Centennial Hall — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, circa 1875
photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower, before Centennial Hall

Town Hall [SydneyState Library NSW
Sydney Town Hall with its completed clock tower — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, circa 1875
photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall with its completed clock tower

Sydney Town HallState Library NSW
The City of Sydney, bird's-eye view, 1888 — map, from Surry Hills, circa 1888
map·1888·Surry Hills

The City of Sydney, bird's-eye view, 1888

The City of Sydney [a bird's-eye view] / M.S. HillHill, M. S.
The Domain, Sydney, with the corner of Victoria Lodge — photograph, from The Domain, circa 1877
photograph·1877·Sydney CBD

The Domain, Sydney, with the corner of Victoria Lodge

The Domain, SydneyState Library NSW
Top Gardens, New Norfolk, Tasmania, 1891 — illustration, from New Norfolk, circa 1891
illustration·1891

Top Gardens, New Norfolk, Tasmania, 1891

Album of watercolour sketches [of New South Wales], ca. 1871-1891 / by J.B. HendersonHenderson, J. B. (John Black), 1827-1918
Town of Sydney from the west side of the Cove, after Thomas Watling, 1802 — photograph, from Sydney Cove, circa 1802
photograph·1870·Sydney Cove

Town of Sydney from the west side of the Cove, after Thomas Watling, 1802

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
University of Sydney main building and Great Hall, after 1874 — photograph, from University of Sydney Footbridge Theatre, circa 1874
photograph·1874·Camperdown

University of Sydney main building and Great Hall, after 1874

University of SydneyState Library NSW
University of Sydney Main Building and Great Hall, c.1874 — photograph, from Parramatta Road, circa 1874
photograph·1874·Camperdown

University of Sydney Main Building and Great Hall, c.1874

University of SydneyState Library NSW
Upton Grange, North Sydney, with a horse and two men in the garden — photograph, from North Sydney, circa 1880
photograph·1880·North Sydney

Upton Grange, North Sydney, with a horse and two men in the garden

Residence, North SydneyState Library NSW
Waterfall landscape inscribed "50 Miles from Sydney" — illustration, from New South Wales, circa 1842
illustration·1842

Waterfall landscape inscribed "50 Miles from Sydney"

Georgiana Lowe - album of drawings of New South Wales views, ca. 1842-1850Sherbrooke, Georgiana Lowe, Viscountess, ca. 1813-1884
Wesleyan Centenary Chapel, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1870
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Wesleyan Centenary Chapel, Sydney

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Woolloomooloo rooftops and Forbes Street frontage, ca. 1875–1885 — photograph, from Woolloomooloo, circa 1875
photograph·1880·Woolloomooloo

Woolloomooloo rooftops and Forbes Street frontage, ca. 1875–1885

Woolloomooloo, SydneyState Library NSW
Woolloomooloo rooftops and the Nell Gwynne Hotel below the Potts Point cliffs — photograph, from Woolloomooloo, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Woolloomooloo

Woolloomooloo rooftops and the Nell Gwynne Hotel below the Potts Point cliffs

Woolloomooloo, SydneyState Library NSW
York Street looking south, the Sydney market building, 1842 — illustration, from York Street, circa 1842
illustration·1870·Wynyard

York Street looking south, the Sydney market building, 1842

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
York Street, the George Street Markets and old Corporation offices, 1842 — illustration, from York Street, circa 1842
illustration·1842·Sydney CBD

York Street, the George Street Markets and old Corporation offices, 1842

Views in old SydneyRae, John, 1813-1900