BROINOWSKI, F. J. / SCRIVENER, Ch. Map of contour survey of the site for the federal capital of Australia. Department of Lands, Sydney, 1910. 1330 x 1360 mm. Large chromolithographed folding map, mounted on linen. Original folds. Depicts the Canberra region (the site for the future Federal Capital of Australia) in New South Wales. This map was published when the Commonwealth of Australia was searching for a site for its federal capital (in 1908, the site near Canberra was selected). The topographic survey was essential for future planning, urban development, and infrastructure. It provides a record of the natural landscape and terrain before the major urban transformations that the site would later undergo. Charles Robert Scrivener (2 November 1855 – 26 September 1923) was an Australian surveyor who surveyed numerous sites in New South Wales.