Front cover of 'Atlas of the Suburbs of Sydney', Part I 1886, Contributed by The Archaeology of Sydney Research Group Map Collection, the University of Sydney
The Dictionary's new material for Winter 2012 is up on the website, and there's lots to see.
Perhaps most exciting is the inclusion of over 50 maps from the 1880s, geo-referenced so that they display over Google maps, and can be directly compared to modern Sydney. Our map boffin, Andrew Wilson, has written an article about the series, and what it was created for, and over the next few months we'll be linking them to suburbs, local government areas, and whatever else we can find to connect with them. These maps come from the City of Sydney Archives, which has downloadable versions here.
We are working hard to include more historical maps in the Dictionary. If you like these ones, let us know!
