1852 Map of MelbourneMap of early Melbourne, from 1852, prepared and published by a real estate company from that period. This detailed map shows suburbs, streets, parks and major buildings of the day. There is no Flinders Street Station as that didn't happen until 1854 when the first passenger railway line in Australia was opened between Port Melbourne (known as Sandridge then) and the city, where the station was located in Flinders Street at the bottom of Elizabeth

Notes from the State Library tell us that this image is of "An elevated view looking west showing a steamer in dock beyond Queen's Bridge

Photograph attributed to Algernon Darge

A photograph from 1874 of Stephen Street

where the station was located in Flinders Street at the bottom of Elizabeth Street

This era in the city's growth gave rise to the phrase "Marvellous Melbourne"

PLEASE NOTE: The dimensions of these prints may require special framing

The actual Customs House is in Flinders Street

Notes from the State Library tell us that this image "Shows the layout of Melbourne's streets with buildings

There are a number of doodles and working sketches around this main drawing

A photo of Bendigo from 1874 looking south-east along Williamson Street

with the garden

Joining the two buildings is the L-shaped Block Arcade - one of the most beautiful arcades in the Southern Hemisphere