FRANCIS WEBB SHEILDS MAP OF SYDNEY 1844 In April 1843, the - TopicsExpress



          

FRANCIS WEBB SHEILDS MAP OF SYDNEY 1844 In April 1843, the Council appointed a Committee to enquire into the paving, draining and cleansing of the City. Among their recommendations in a lengthy report was that a general survey of the City should be “minutely and accurately taken” in order to facilitate the reforming and repairing of streets and providing drainage for them. In September 1843, Francis Webb Sheilds was appointed Draftsman and Assistant to the City Surveyor (William Moir). He was promoted to the post of City Surveyor in June 1846, but by September 1849 he had been for some time out of the Councils employment. Sheilds surveyed the City during 1844 for the purpose of creating a detailed map of the City and he completed the map in February 1845. He made a tracing of the map in August 1845 for the NSW Colonial Government. The plan covers the area within the original 1842 City of Sydney boundaries. (City of Sydney Archives)
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 11:14:03 +0000

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