Sydney old map
You can find on this page the Sydney old map to print and to download in PDF. The Sydney historical map and the vintage map of Sydney present the past and evolutions of the city of Sydney in Australia.
Sydney historical map
The Sydney old map shows evolutions of Sydney city. This historical map of Sydney will allow you to travel in the past and in the history of Sydney in Australia. The Sydney ancient map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.
Under instruction from the British government, a convict settlement was founded by Arthur Phillip, who arrived at the historical Botany Bay with a fleet of 11 ships on 18 January 1788. This historical site was soon determined to be unsuitable for habitation, owing to poor soil and a lack of reliable fresh water. Phillip subsequently founded the colony one inlet further up the coast, at Sydney Cove on Port Jackson on 26 January 1788 as its mentioned in Sydney historical map. However the official proclamation of the founding and naming of Sydney took place only on 7 February 1788 when he named it after the British Home Secretary, Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney, in recognition of Sydney role in issuing the charter authorising Phillip to establish a colony. The original name was intended to be Albion until Phillip decided upon Sydney.
Sydney vintage map
The Sydney vintage map give a unique insight into the history and evolution of Sydney city. This vintage map of Sydney with its antique style will allow you to travel in the past of Sydney in Australia. The Sydney vintage map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.
The 1830s and 1840s were periods of urban development including the development of the first suburbs, as the vintage town grew rapidly when ships began arriving from Britain and Ireland with immigrants looking to start a new life in a new country as its mentioned in Sydney vintage map. On 20 July 1842 the municipal council of Sydney was incorporated and the town was declared the first city in Australia, with John Hosking the first elected mayor. The first of several Australian gold rushes started in 1851, and the port of Sydney has since seen many waves of people arriving from around the world.