Caroline Simpson Collection

Panoramic view of Sydney, looking west towards Pyrmont and Balmain, around 1871 / photographer unknown

[c1871]

1 photoprint : sepia toned ; 8 x 13.5 cm.

Albumen print pasted onto page and captioned: Sydney, looking west / In the distance, Balmain to the right; Pyrmont to the left.

King Street (Sydney, N.S.W.)
Brougham Place (Sydney, N.S.W.)
Pitt Street (Sydney, N.S.W.)
George Street (Sydney, N.S.W.)
York Street (Sydney, N.S.W.)
Darling Harbour (N.S.W.)
Pyrmont Bay (N.S.W.)
terrace houses
city streets
theatres & cinemas
churches
St. Phillip's Church (York Street, Sydney)
Prince of Wales Opera House (Castlereagh Street, Sydney)

Visitors' guide to Sydney (1872)

Looking towards Darling Harbour, showing King Street on the left crossing Pitt, George and York Streets. The Prince of Wales Opera House is in the foreground, identifiable by its large roof area. The building was badly damaged by fire in January 1872 and replaced by the Theatre Royal in 1875. Brougham Place (later Rowe Street), with its lines of small terraces, is to the right of the theatre. In the middle of the picture two large buildings stand side by side on the corner of George and Barrack Streets. They are the Commercial Bank and the Bank of New South Wales. St. Philip's Church, York Street, can be seen in the middle ground on the far right. The masts of the many ships moored in the harbour are visible above the warehouses which line the docks.

This photograph is one of 6 albumen prints pasted into a special edition of the Visitors' guide to Sydney, comprising description of the city, its institutions, parks, excursions, and other information ... with plan of the city, published by the Sydney stationer William Maddock in 1872.

Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection ; RB 919.441 VIS facing p. 74

You may save or print this image for research and study. If you wish to use it for any other purposes, you must contact Museums of History NSW to request permission.

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