Photographs and papers mainly relating to the design, construction and restoration of the Sydney Cove Map, First Fleet Park, Sydney, 1986-2004

PXE 928

fonds

1986-2004

Graphic Materials, Textual Records, Architectural and Technical Drawings, Photographs, Clippings, Ephemera

440376

1 album (10 photographic prints) - coloured - 15 x 11 cm
23 photographic prints - coloured - 10 x 15 cm or 15 x 10 cm or smaller
6 sheets of photographs - photocopies - 42 x 30 cm or smaller
14 architectural drawings
Clippings (14 items) - mostly photocopies
Ephemera (9 items)
1 folder of textual material - photocopied typescripts

The Sydney Cove Map, at the entrance to First Fleet Park at Circular Quay in Sydney, was designed by architects Conybeare Morrison & Partners for the Public Works Department of N.S.W. and sponsored by Caltex. The map, cast in terrazzo and bronze and surrounded by a seat cut from Kent Street sandstone, shows the settlement at Sydney Cove in 1808. The map was unveiled by His Excellency Air Marshal Sir James Rowland on 15 May 1988. Restoration work on the map was conducted in 1996.

Beverley Atkinson from Conybeare Morrison & Partners was the Project Architect for the Sydney Cove Map.

Reference:
Compiled from the collection

PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM:
1. Unveiling of the Sydney Cove Map by His Excellency Air Marshall Sir James Rowland, Governor of NSW, May 15, 1988.
Handwritten in pencil beneath title page of album - "presented to B. Atkinson by Caltex"

PHOTOGRAPHS:
2-8. Detailed close-ups of Sydney Cove Map and its construction, including craftsmen at work & installation at the site
9. Scott Wajon of State Library photographing the Sydney Cove Map, 2002
10-12. Views of spectators at the Sydney Cove Map
13-24. Construction of monument to Francis Greenway, St James' Church, and Hyde Park Barracks installed in Queens Square, Sydney. Includes views of spectators examining the finished work.

PHOTO SHEETS AND ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS:
25-30. Images of the Sydney Cove Map and its construction, including of Mr Remo Raffin, head craftsman, Terazzo & Co. at work (photocopies of original photographs)
31. [Design drawing of Sydney Cove Map, First Fleet Park, Sydney], (photographic copy). Signed in ink at lower left "B. Atkinson"; annotated on reverse
32-34. [Ink drawing & photocopies of complete map]
35. 1808-1987 shorelines & modern base map, roads coloured yellow. Sydney Cove Map superimposed
36. [Untitled preliminary colour shaded drawing]
37. [Ink drawing with numbered labels affixed. Typescript list of labels on the map segments]
38. General arrangement / by Conybeare Morrison & Partners
39-44. [Sketch plans and details of Sydney Cove Map with numbering and keys]

NEWSCUTTINGS:
Includes articles on the unveiling of Sydney Cove Map; Remo Raffin; public art and architecture in Sydney; and St Mary's Cathedral

EPHEMERA:
Mainly to do with the unveiling of the Sydney Cove Map including a program and luncheon menu; a postcard; A guide to the magic of terrazzo / by Terazzo and Co. Pty. Limited; articles on the Sydney Cove Map by Beverley Atkinson; and Royal Australian Institute of Architects brochure.

TYPESCRIPTS:
Sydney Cove Map: some information derived from historical material, which might be of use in compiling speeches / by Robert Irving, May 1988;
The Sydney Cove Map restoration 1996;
Sydney Cove Map: 1808, architect's statement / Conybeare Morrison & Partners;

Copyright status:: In copyright - Life of creator plus 70 years (applies to artistic works)