Sydney – 1848 – Joseph Fowles

Joseph Fowles’s Sydney in 1848 was an illustrated almanac documenting the colony’s streets and buildings. Published in 1848, it records Sydney during a period of rapid urban growth and provides a valuable contemporary view of the city.

 

Sydney - 1848

The First Real Attempt At A Complete Almanac Of All The Streets Of The Colony, Which Had Sprouted Into A City was Completed by Jospeh Fowles in 1848. 

Pitt Street – 1848 – Joseph Fowles – Sydney

Pitt Street formed a central part of Sydney’s commercial district in the nineteenth century. Joseph Fowles’s 1848 illustrations record the buildings and businesses lining the street before later redevelopment changed the city centre. These elevations provide a valuable snapshot of colonial Sydney.

This 1848 view of Pitt Street, Sydney, is associated with Joseph Fowles and records the buildings lining the street in the colonial-era city. The illustrated elevations offer a detailed glimpse of Sydney’s commercial centre.

King Street – Sydney – 1848 – Joseph Fowles

Joseph Fowles’s 1848 Sydney street views record the built frontage of King Street, including shops, hotels and other commercial premises. The panorama presents the street as a continuous sequence of façades, documenting the scale and variety of central Sydney before later redevelopment.

George Street – Sydney – 1848 – Joseph Fowles

Fowles’s 1848 Sydney street view of George Street records the city’s principal commercial thoroughfare in detailed elevation, with the post office, shops and other premises identified along the frontage. The panorama preserves the scale and variety of the street’s buildings on both sides of the roadway.