Lot 3054

Description

Victoria, Melbourne Harbour Trust, plans (2), detailing improvements as recommended by Sir John Coode in his report of 17th Feby 1879, the first (90x74cm) a General Plan, Shewing (sic) Harbour Improvements, with Hobsons Bay, Williamstown, Sandridge Flats, Footscray, Melbourne, Emerald Hill, Sandridge, St Kilda; the second (58x125cm) a Detail Plan, Shewing (sic) Proposed Floating Dock and Improvements in the Yarra River, with the Yarra River and surrounds from Sandridge Flats to Swanston Street, detailing proposed sites for wool stores, warehouses, sheds, timber yards, store yard depots, proposed channel and sluice and future rectification of river line. Both plans in black, blue and red print on buff, printed by Thomas Kell, Lith. 40 King Street, Covent Garden; plan of town allotments in the Parishes of Corinella, Jumbunna, Jeetho, Woolamai and Wonthaggi, 1880; Footscray, 1857; Talbot, 1865. All with heavy folds, some foxing and stains, small and large tears, fair. (5)