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Panorama of Sydney from the Holtermann residence, 1870-1875

Panorama of Sydney from the Holtermann residence, 1870-1875

1870-1875
Glass photonegative

The outlook from the tower of Holtermann’s mansion at St Leonards was spectacular. According to the D14 4 February 1876 'perhaps from no other spot in the colony can such a magnificent view be obtained as from this elevation. For miles around the eye rests upon one splendid panorama of natural and artificial scenery, not to be exceeded for beauty by any place in the world.' This view across Lavender Bay is one section of a panorama taken by Charles Bayliss with Holtermann’s help in 1875.

From the Australian Town and Country Journal, 2 May 1885

From  the more elevated portions of North Shore magnificent views of the harbor, the city of Sydney, and the distant Pacific are obtained, especially from the summit of thetower of the fine mansion erected by Mr. B. O. Holtermann, M.L.A., which is probably without a rival in the southern hemisphere. [Australian Town and Country Journal, 2 May 1885, p26]