Illustration of Brisbane 1888

Dated August 30th, 1888. According to Wikipedia, this city was founded in 1824 and non-convict European settlement of the Brisbane region didn't commenced until 1838.

 

Population of Brisbane:

1851 – 2500 people

1860 – 5000 people

1871 – 19000 people

1881 – 37,000 people

 

Seven years later we see a city of this magnitude.

 

Rough count from image:

3 story buildings: 54

4 story buildings: 22

5 story buildings: 2

6 story buildings: 1

 

Rethink the term "founded", to "found it" and you get a better idea of what you are looking at here.

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