1875 Map of Point Nepean St Patrick's Cathedral The tower of St Paul's

The tower of St Paul's Church is in the distance on the left

A very detailed map of the Colony of Victoria as it was in 1856

Lieutenant Tuckey took a survey party in a six-man boat to inspect the area around Port Phillip Bay

just on the northern fringe of East Melbourne

Across King Street is the Robb's Building

1875 Map of Point Nepean St Patrick's Cathedral The tower of St Paul'sA reproduction of a chart published in 1875 showing information about the area within Point Nepean. After settlement in 1835, a number of quarantine areas had been established at various points around the coast of Port Phillip Bay. However, in 1852, Governor LaTrobe selected Point Nepean as the site for a new quarantine area, and the colonial government assigned 5000 for a 'sanatorium'. Just one month after deciding on the location, the "Ticonderoga"