Sydney · 1830 — 1969

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"The Bouquet of Sydney": gilt-printed souvenir cover with a harbour view — illustration, from Sydney, circa 1868
illustration·1868

"The Bouquet of Sydney": gilt-printed souvenir cover with a harbour view

The Bouquet of Sydney : Sydney / from C. Adler's Printing Establishment HamburgAdler, C.
Back Creek, Bendigo, looking towards Epsom, 1860 — illustration, from Bendigo, circa 1860
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Back Creek, Bendigo, looking towards Epsom, 1860

Dr Doyle's sketch book, ca. 1862-1863 / John Thomas Doyle & Samuel Thomas GillGill, Samuel Thomas, 1818-1880
Bent Street, Sydney, drawn by John Rae in 1842 — illustration, from Surry Hills, circa 1842
illustration·1870·Surry Hills

Bent Street, Sydney, drawn by John Rae in 1842

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Bona Vista, seat of Richard Jones Esq. M.C., Sydney — illustration, circa 1840
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Bona Vista, seat of Richard Jones Esq. M.C., Sydney

Scrap album compiled by Richard JonesJones, Richard, 1823-1907
Burning of the Garden Palace, Sydney, 22 September 1882 — illustration, from Royal Botanic Garden, circa 1882
illustration·1872·Sydney CBD

Burning of the Garden Palace, Sydney, 22 September 1882

Collection of pictures from the Illustrated Sydney newsGibbs, Shallard & Co.
Council yard, McMahons Point, Sydney, 1915 — illustration, from McMahons Point, circa 1915
illustration·1915·McMahons Point

Council yard, McMahons Point, Sydney, 1915

Item 03: Pyrmont Bridge Darling HarbourSydney Ure Smith
Darling Harbour from Balmain, 1879 — illustration, from Darling Harbour, circa 1879
illustration·1882·Sydney CBD

Darling Harbour from Balmain, 1879

Sketches in New South Wales and Victoria, 1855-1882 / by J.B. HendersonHenderson, J. B. (John Black), 1827-1918
Dove and Olive Branch public house, Church Hill, Sydney, 1845 — illustration, from St Philip's Anglican Church, circa 1845
illustration·1850·Wynyard

Dove and Olive Branch public house, Church Hill, Sydney, 1845

The holes and corners of Sydney as they are and as they were by G. RobertsRoberts, George, ca. 1800-1865
East view of Woolloomooloo, Sydney, 1820 — illustration, from Woolloomooloo, circa 1820
illustration·1820s·Woolloomooloo

East view of Woolloomooloo, Sydney, 1820

Collection of views predominantly of Sydney, Liverpool, and the Sunda Straits, and portraits, ca 1807, 1829-1847, 1887] / owned by A.W.F. FullerLycett, Joseph, ca. 1775-1828; Rodius, Charles, 1802-1860; Nicholas, William, ca. 1807-1854; Hamilton, George, 1812-1883; Thwaites, Walter William, c.1814-1888; Docker, Charlotte Maria H.; Bridgford, P.; Whiting, Evelyn; Evans, George William, 1780-1852
Fall on Eurobin Creek, Mount Buffalo, 1863 — illustration, from Eurobin Falls, circa 1863
illustration·1882·Eurobin Falls

Fall on Eurobin Creek, Mount Buffalo, 1863

Sketches in New South Wales and Victoria, 1855-1882 / by J.B. HendersonHenderson, J. B. (John Black), 1827-1918
Fort Macquarie from Pinchgut, Sydney Harbour — illustration, from Potts Point, circa 1850
illustration·1850·Potts Point

Fort Macquarie from Pinchgut, Sydney Harbour

Fort Macquarie from Pinchgut / watercolour by Frederick GarlingGarling, Frederick, 1806-1873
Fort Macquarie seen across the water, Sydney — illustration, from Bennelong Point / Dubbagullee, circa 1827
illustration·1827·Sydney CBD

Fort Macquarie seen across the water, Sydney

Fort Macquarie, Sydney] ; [View of Sydney Harbour] / [attributed to Lady Eliza DarlingDarling, Eliza, Lady, 1798-1867
Gnarled tree with a distant house, inscribed 'Mrs Kerr' — illustration, circa 1837
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Gnarled tree with a distant house, inscribed 'Mrs Kerr'

Scrap album compiled by Richard JonesJones, Richard, 1823-1907
Government House, Parramatta, 1805 — illustration, from Old Government House, circa 1805
illustration·1796·Parramatta

Government House, Parramatta, 1805

Series 01: Australian paintings by J.W. Lewin, G.P. Harris, G.W. Evans and othersLewin, J. W. (John William), 1770-1819; Evans, George William, 1780-1852; Harris, George Prideaux Robert, 1775-1810; Bellasis, Mrs.; Dobson, R.
Government House, Parramatta, seen across the domain, 1844 — illustration, from Parramatta Park, circa 1844
illustration·1844·Parramatta

Government House, Parramatta, seen across the domain, 1844

Views of ParramattaState Library NSW
Government House, Parramatta, sketched 3 September 1844 — illustration, from Parramatta Park, circa 1844
illustration·1844·Parramatta

Government House, Parramatta, sketched 3 September 1844

Views of ParramattaState Library NSW
Governor's Bath House and outbuildings, Government House Parramatta — illustration, from Parramatta Park, circa 1844
illustration·1844·Parramatta

Governor's Bath House and outbuildings, Government House Parramatta

Views of ParramattaState Library NSW
H.M.S. Britomart at sunset in the Channel, February 1838 — illustration, circa 1838
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H.M.S. Britomart at sunset in the Channel, February 1838

Volume 1: Voyage of H.M.S. Britomart from 1837 to 1843 / drawn by Owen StanleyOwen Stanley
Homeward Bound, off Sydney Heads — Oilette postcard of a steamer — illustration, from Watsons Bay, circa 1920
illustration·1920·Watsons Bay

Homeward Bound, off Sydney Heads — Oilette postcard of a steamer

Unidentified ships in Sydney HarbourErnest G. Best
Hough's Windmill, Old South Head Road, Waverley — illustration, from Mill Hill Road, circa 1873
illustration·1854·Bondi Junction

Hough's Windmill, Old South Head Road, Waverley

Views, mainly of Sydney, Nowra and TeraraElyard, Samuel, 1817-1910
Howell's wind and water mill on the Parramatta River — illustration, from Parramatta, circa 1850
illustration·1850·Parramatta

Howell's wind and water mill on the Parramatta River

Howell's Mill, Parramatta - watercolour drawingState Library NSW
Hyde Park, Sydney, in 1842, with Lyons Terrace on the skyline — illustration, from Hyde Park, circa 1842
illustration·1870·Sydney CBD

Hyde Park, Sydney, in 1842, with Lyons Terrace on the skyline

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Hyde Park, with old St Mary's Cathedral and the Woolloomooloo windmills — illustration, from Hyde Park, circa 1842
illustration·1842·Sydney CBD

Hyde Park, with old St Mary's Cathedral and the Woolloomooloo windmills

Views in old SydneyRae, John, 1813-1900
Inner Lighthouse, South Head, Port Jackson — illustration, from South Head Lighthouse Walk, circa 1858
illustration·1844·Watsons Bay

Inner Lighthouse, South Head, Port Jackson

Samuel Thomas Gill original sketchesGill, Samuel Thomas, 1818-1880
King Street looking north, Sydney, 1842 — illustration, from King Street, circa 1842
illustration·1870·Sydney CBD

King Street looking north, Sydney, 1842

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Macdonald River, 1881 — illustration, from New South Wales, circa 1881
illustration·1891

Macdonald River, 1881

Album of watercolour sketches [of New South Wales], ca. 1871-1891 / by J.B. HendersonHenderson, J. B. (John Black), 1827-1918
Macdonald River, New South Wales, 1881 — illustration, from New South Wales, circa 1881
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Macdonald River, New South Wales, 1881

Album of watercolour sketches [of New South Wales], ca. 1871-1891 / by J.B. HendersonHenderson, J. B. (John Black), 1827-1918
Macquarie Lighthouse on the cliffs at South Head — illustration, from Old South Head Road, circa 1835
illustration·1835·Vaucluse

Macquarie Lighthouse on the cliffs at South Head

Conrad Martens sketches [of New South Wales, 1835-1842Martens, Conrad, 1801-1878
Manning family house, rue Neuve-de-Berri, Paris — illustration, from Rue de Berri, circa 1870
illustration·1870·Rue de Berri

Manning family house, rue Neuve-de-Berri, Paris

Views of residences of the Manning family, ca. 1860-1870Manning family
Military Barracks, George Street — later Wynyard Square — illustration, from Wynyard, circa 1842
illustration·1842·Wynyard

Military Barracks, George Street — later Wynyard Square

Views in old SydneyRae, John, 1813-1900
Moonlight from Bowden's veranda, The Elbow, Clarence River — illustration, from New South Wales, circa 1860
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Moonlight from Bowden's veranda, The Elbow, Clarence River

Edward Forde : album of sketches of New Zealand and New South Wales views, ca. 1857Forde, Edward, 1827-1866
Mopes Creek outstation, Victoria, 1851 — illustration, circa 1851
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Mopes Creek outstation, Victoria, 1851

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.
Nesting birds with pendant nests — illustration
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Nesting birds with pendant nests

Item 06: Natural history and botanical drawings, ca. 1849-1872 / [attributed to Louisa AtkinsonAtkinson, Louisa, 1834-1872
Newington estate near the river, sketched August 1844 — illustration, from Silverwater, circa 1844
illustration·1844·Silverwater

Newington estate near the river, sketched August 1844

Views of ParramattaState Library NSW
Old Government House, Parramatta, from the surrounding grounds, November 1838 — illustration, from Old Government House, circa 1838
illustration·1838·Parramatta

Old Government House, Parramatta, from the surrounding grounds, November 1838

Government House, ParramattaCharles Rodius (formerly attributed; attribution now questioned)
Parramatta from the river, watercolour by Conrad Martens, 1839 — illustration, from Parramatta, circa 1839
illustration·1839·Parramatta

Parramatta from the river, watercolour by Conrad Martens, 1839

View of Parramatta, by Conrad MartensMartens, Conrad, 1801-1878
Pencil sketch of a stone gatehouse with covered wagon, European scene — illustration, circa 1843
illustration·1843

Pencil sketch of a stone gatehouse with covered wagon, European scene

Album of sketches of Macarthur family properties and European scenesBowen, G; Macarthur, Agnes, d.1849; Macarthur, Anna (Annie), 1816-1852; Macarthur, Charles, 1820-1871; Runciman, Charles, active 1825-1867; Templer, James Lethbridge
Rock platform on the New South Wales coast, 1859 — illustration, circa 1859
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Rock platform on the New South Wales coast, 1859

John Arthur Guy : album of drawings, ca. 1859-1862Guy, John Arthur, c. 1833-1866
Sea stack and seabirds, cliffs near Bondi — illustration, from Bondi, circa 1847
illustration·1847·Bondi

Sea stack and seabirds, cliffs near Bondi

Album of sketches and wash drawings of Sydney, ca. 1838-1857? / drawn by Conrad MartensMartens, Conrad, 1801-1878
Stone bridge over a river with figures and cottage, 1850 — illustration, circa 1850
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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
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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 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 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 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
Top Gardens, New Norfolk, Tasmania, 1891 — illustration, from New Norfolk, circa 1891
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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
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
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