Home

East Melbourne Historical Society

Drop-down menu

  • Articles
  • People
    • Notable Women
    • WW1 soldiers and nurses
    • WW1 nurses
  • History
    • Milestones
    • Buildings
    • Community
    • People
  • Gallery
    • Maps
    • MMBW plans
    • Abortion battles
    • Bishopscourt
    • Bishopscourt garden
    • Bomb shelter
    • Buildings
    • Cairns Memorial Church
    • Early Melbourne
    • Football
    • Jean Campbell
    • Lanes
    • Margaret McLean
      • Family and home
      • Female suffrage
      • Clippings - Australia
      • Clippings - Britain
      • Clippings - USA
    • Personalities
    • Yarra Park
      • History
      • Desecration
    • Yarra River
  • Catalogue
    • Browse and Search
    • Catalogue table view
    • Site images
  • Images
  • Society
    • Activities
    • Newsletters
    • Tributes
      • John Barrie Wykes
      • Wynne McGrath
    • Publications
    • About
Home
    • Home
    • Search
    • Forum
    • Contact

Map of Hobson Bay and Yarra River leading to Melbourne 1864

  • first
  • ‹ previous
  • 1331 of 2288
  • next ›
  • last
Image
Move your mouse over image or click to enlarge
Acquisition number: 
848
Catalogue number: 
emdf0041
File name: 
DF0041
File location: 
Digital file
Chart of Hobson Bay and River Yarra leading to Melbourne surveyed by H.L. Cox ; assisted by Thos. Bourchier & P.H. McHugh, 1864 ; engraved by J. & C. Walker. Published 1865. This edition published 1866 but further annotated with survey information from 1875.
Item type: 
Map
Item size: 
79x96 cm
Number of pages: 
1
Item condition: 
Good
Item inscription: 
"Corrections Aug.t 66" Relief shown by hachures, depths shown by soundings. "Published at the Admiralty 31st May 1865 ; under the Superintendence of Capt. G.H. Richards ; R.N. Hydrographer. Sold by J.D. Potter, Agent for the Admiralty Charts, 31 Poultry & 11 King Street Tower Hill."
Author: 
Henry L. Cox, surveyor
Author: 
Thomas Bourchier, assistant surveyor
Author: 
P. H McHugh, assistant surveyor
Author: 
J & C Walker, engravers
Date of publication or creation: 
1864-1875
Publisher: 
British Admiralty
Publication place: 
London
History of item: 
A copy held by the State Library of Victoria. Hand coloured and annotated with information from a survey of the bay in 1875. Library's copies mounted on linen. Persistent link to SLV digital image: http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/93001
Owner of original: 
State Library of Victoria
Copyright owner: 
Out of copyright
Reproduction rights: 
State Library of Victoria
  • 11438 reads
  • Share this
  • PrintPrint
  • EmailEmail

User login

  • Join EMHS
  • Request new password
  • Privacy
  • Membership
  • About
  • Contact
  • Guidelines