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Natural History Museum [Sydney], 1873

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086C/3

Scope and Contents

285 x 230 mm. A three quarter front view of the bulky sandstone building resting on a stylobate twenty feet high, and rising from that, forty foot Corinthian piers with carving at the top. The building was finished in 1864 to James Barnet's design and part of the old museum can be seen behind the new building. The museum is at the junction of Park Street and College Street.

Dates

  • Creation: 1873

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Related Materials

For another image of the Museum, taken at a later date, see Y3086J/39.

General

SG.

Date information

DateText: Foreign and Commonwealth Office copy is dated 1873..

Finding aid date

2003-07-18 09:13:07+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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