Brisbane, Queen Street at the Edward Street Corner c1886
by Fitler, W.C.
Queen and Edward Street Corner colonial Brisbane view, looking towards the Post Office.
This lovely view shows the Old Courier Building opposite the A.M.P. Building which became ‘Macarthurs Chambers’ after being the World War II headquarters of General Macarthur. On the right is a theatre with iron lacework awning (now the NSW Government Travel Centre).
Heritage Editions reproduction print from a hand-coloured wood engraving by Harley after a sketch by William Crothers Fitler (1857-1915), for the Picturesque Atlas of Australasia published in Sydney between 1886 and 1888 to commemorate 100 years of settlement since the First Fleet arrived in Sydney in 1788, and to provide a graphic summary of Australia’s development.
Image size approximately 180mm x 265mm (7 inches x 10.5 inches).
Stock Number: HE211Price: $12.00