Drawing - early Melbourne CBD scenes, Sands & Kenny Melbourne & Sydney, 1856

Historical information

Set of three prints of Melbourne street scenes published by Sands & Kenny in 1856
1 - Post Office
2 - Princes Bridge and city terminus of M&HB Railway Melbourne (Melbourne and Hobsons Bay Railway)
3 - Collins Street looking east from Wesleyan Chapel Melbourne (near Queens St)

Shows typical horse-drawn transport, railway and pedestrians of the era.

Significance

Yields infomaition about Melbourne in 1856.

Physical description

Set of three prints or lithographs of drawings of early Melbourne scenes on paper.

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