Sydney in 1888: Gibbs, Shallard & Co. 1888

Title: Sydney in 1888 Author: Gibbs, Shallard & Co., A.C. Cooke Date: 1888 Medium: Wood engraving Condition: Very Good Plus - age toning, areas of surface dirt, light wear along issued folding Inches: 38 1/2 x 26 7/8 [Paper] Centimeters: 97.79 x 68.26 [Paper] Product ID: 366591 Very Rare and Highly Detailed Birds Eye View of a Booming Sydney, Australia Designed and executed to promote the city to a global audience in its centenary year, clearly intended to be a point of pride for the citizens of the magnificent city of Sydney Australia.  Published as a supplement to the Illustrated Sydney News in a Special European edition.  Delightful rendering of a bustling city centered on the harbor.  Showing clipper ships, steamers, paddle wheelers, tugboats and pleasure craft in the harbor.  The city’s considerable expanse shown in lively detail, huge rail yards, dozens of factories, hundreds of wharves and docks all indicative of the commercial might of Australia near the en