Sydney in 1888

from the Illustrated Sydney News, 1888

Printed periodical
Sydney: Gibbs Shallard & Co [1881–94]
Bequest of Sir William Dixson, 1952
DL X8/3 f29

First published in Sydney in 1853, the Illustrated Sydney News became famous for its large illustrated supplements published alongside regular issues. This detailed ‘birds eye’ view of Sydney was published as a supplement in a Special European edition to promote Sydney to a European audience in the colony’s centenary year.