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Bibbs Map – a cadastral Map of Melbourne c1860

BIBBS, Thomas Franklin

Registration number

1646167

Artist/maker

BIBBS, Thomas Franklin

Title

Bibbs Map – a cadastral Map of Melbourne

Production date

c1860

Medium

pen, ink and watercolour on linen

Dimensions (H x W x D)

218 x 117 cm

Inscriptions

lr: PLAN / OF / MELBOURNE

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Thomas Franklin Bibbs, Plan of Melbourne, c1860, Map

Summary

'The establishment of a Board of Commissioners of Sewerage and Water Supply [in Melbourne] in 1853 did not...result in a sewerage system, but it did result in the construction of the Yan Yean Reservoir and the laying of a network of pipes throughout the built-up area. This required a survey showing the buildings to be connected, and for central Melbourne. This is Thomas Bibb's Cadastral Map of Melbourne, of about 1854, generally known as 'Bibb's Map'. It [is] held at the PRO, and there is a copy at the Melbourne City Council.' excerpt from The LaTrobe Journal, No 68, Spring 2001, pg. 21