| Contributor |
Barnet, James, 1827-1904 architect. |
|
Gibbs, Shallard, and Co., publishers. |
| Title |
International Exhibition Sydney [graphic] / C.S. |
| Publisher |
[Sydney (N.S.W.)] : Gibbs, Shallard, & Co., printers and publishers |
| Publisher |
N.S.W. Sydney. 1879 |
| Date |
1879 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 44 x 59 cm (17 x 23 in.) |
| Description |
View showing the buildings and grounds near Sydney Harbour of the exhibition to promote New South Wales technology, commerce,
and industry. The exhibition, on display from September 17, 1879 to April 20, 1880, commemorated the centennial of the arrival
of the First Fleet. Includes the Garden Palace designed by architect James Barnet, the Botanic Gardens, promenades, annexed
exhibition halls, and pavilions. In the foreground, a man and woman couple stands at the harbor opposite the palace while
a sailboat and rowboat glide on the water. Image surrounded by a border containing palm trees, lush vegetation, and the coat
of arms for Sydney depicted with a white man sailor and aboriginal man, attired in a loincloth and holding a spear.
|
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Printed above image: Supplement to the Illustrated Sydney News, July 1879. |
|
Accessioned 1883. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
|
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited. |
|
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom
Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
|
| Subject |
Garden Palace (Domain, Sydney, N.S.W.) |
|
Sydney International Exhibition (1879 : Sydney, N.S.W.) |
|
Aboriginal Australians. |
|
Botanical gardens -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.) |
|
Couples -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.) |
|
Exhibitions -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.) |
|
Sailors -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.) |
| Genre |
Chromolithographs -- 1870-1880. |
|
Periodical illustrations -- 1870-1880. |
| Printer |
Gibbs, Shallard, and Co., publishers. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **GC - Exhibitions [5225.F.2] |
| Accession number |
5225.F.2 |
