1900c Bird's Eye View of Port PhillipA reproduction of a map published around 1900 showing Port Phillip Bay and the towns and places that surround the Bay. The view is from the entrance to the Bay, looking north to Melbourne. All text HotPress The notes from the National Library tell us that this image is a "Pictorial map looking south, marked with steamers routes and nautical miles." Published by McCarron, Bird & Co, around 1900. This is a digitally retouched reproduction of the

the Hotel licence was acquired by two cousins

This business was established by Charles Ball and his nephew W

A coloured print of an engraving of Collins Street in Melbourne in 1853

from down the Swanston Street intersection

dated 1922

It continued to be in use even though the Cathedral was being build just to its north

At the front centre of the image we see a group of men gathered around a cab

These delightful perspectives of Melbourne around 1900 were designed to help visitors to Melbourne find their way to various buildings and streets

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A very detailed perspective image of Melbourne in 1882

the first stage of which was completed in 1929