John Donne & Sons sold charts and maps and globes and published stuff, located here at 356 Little Bourke Street since at least the 1890s, rebuilt in c1940 – think this #shopfront is original, they left here only maybe 10 years ago, seem to be in Bentleigh now. #WilkinsandKent left the sign which is nice.
Storey of Melbourne 
Another victim of computer technology I expect. Used to walk by and admire it when walking down Little Bourke and figured it’s days were numbered – as you say it is nice that the original signage has been retained.
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I have fond but faded memories of buying maps for bushwalking from this shop fifty or so years ago. It was a little like visiting the wand shop in Harry Potter. Lots of very old timber map draws etc. and being served by a very interesting eccentric bloke who knew every single map. I was contemplating visiting today to buy a couple of maps of the Taggerty / Cathedrals area and found this page. Looks like I’m ten years too late! 🙂
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Hi Kim,have just come across your name and post on a site I found while I was researching John.Donne and Son. About 30 years ago I came.into procession of a map of Melbourne and suburbs. Today I dragged it out
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