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13 de mai. de 2024 · This collection is a valuable historical and contemporary resource for those wishing to research or understand the development of the University of Melbourne. Partly digitised, the collection comprises more than 5,000 images and is accessible for research by appointment
- David Jones
- 2011
Discover the past of Melbourne on historical maps.
A range of maps of Melbourne from the 1850s to the 1950s have been digitised and made available to view and download through our online catalogue. They include iconic maps like Kearney’s Melbourne and its suburbs (1855) and Cox’s chart of Hobson’s Bay (1864).
It includes a number of maps covering Port Phillip and Melbourne in the pre 1851 period such as the 1836 Arrowsmith map of the Port Phillip region which shows the area claimed by John Batman. There are a number of maps relating to the early history of Victoria which can be viewed online:
- Sarah Matthews
- 2010
- Historic Plans Collection
- What Sort of Maps Are They?
- How to Search and Order A Plan
The collection known as The Historic Plans collection includes 11500 items from across 48 collections, and dates from the year 1836 until 1984. As the name suggests they are mostly plans, but there are thousands of maps within the collection as well. They have been scanned at high resolution so you can download a very good quality version free of c...
While these plans are mainly concerned with recording ‘cadastral’ information, or the boundaries of properties, there are many sequences and plans that record other types of information as well. You might find: 1. early descriptions of soils and native vegetation 2. location of huts, fences, gardens and other capital improvements made by squatters ...
You can search by place name, or parish (an historic area name) on the topic page for the Historic Plans Collection, and if the date range exists, you can then filter further by date range on the search results page. You can filter by digital or physical items also (on the left hand side of the results screen) or, look out for the digital and physi...
This historical map of Melbourne will allow you to travel in the past and in the history of Melbourne in Victoria - Australia. The Melbourne ancient map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.
Maps. Established in 1964, the University of Melbourne’s Map Collection is divided into two parts: Rare and Historical Maps and General materials. The Rare and Historical Maps Collection comprises approximately 8,000 individual sheets and 130 atlases including world maps dating from the 15th century, and some of the earliest cartographic ...
