1880 Exhibition Building Drawing - Ground Level Elizabeth Street "She is a splendid little

"She is a splendid little sea vessel

taken from the steps of Parliament House in Spring Street

The vessel was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy in WWI

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

1880 Exhibition Building Drawing - Ground Level Elizabeth Street "She is a splendid littleA 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.