1880 Exhibition Building Drawing - Ground Level Elizabeth Street just to the east of

just to the east of Burke & Wills

Paul's Cathedral before spires erected at a fire watch tower visible in background

until it was deemed advisable to erect a 3 foot timber barricade forward of the bridge

The figures depicted on the bank of the river are from left to right: Captain Lancey

The original of this map is Plate IX from A Voyage to Terra Australis by Matthew Flinders

1880 Exhibition Building Drawing - Ground Level Elizabeth Street just to the east ofA beautiful drawing from 1880 of the Exhibition Building in Melbourne, drawn by the architect, Joseph Reed. The building was constructed for the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. Reed also designed or was involved in the design of many other Melbourne icons, such as the current Melbourne Town Hall, and the State Library building. The builder was David Mitchell, who also constructed Melbourne's Scots' Church and St Patrick's Cathedral.