Introduction
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- 1800 – 1959 Hobart maps showing district, street name and landholders.
- 1800 – 1949 Historical exploration maps
- 1807 Map of the northern part of Recherche Bay
- 1810 – 1959 County maps from the Lands and Surveys Department showing counties, landholders, topographical and man-made features
- 1828 – 1858 Tasman and Forestier Peninsula maps
- 1830 – 1995 Plans, architectural drawings, elevations and sections of public buildings and infrastructure:
- Circa 1831 Field plan of movements of the military
- 1833 – 1878 Maps and survey charts of various districts
- 1836 Architectural drawings of buildings at penal settlements on the Tasman Peninsula
- ‘Frankland Map’ – 1839 Map of Van Diemen’s Land showing land owners of the colony
- 1841 – 1846 maps compiled by James Sprent, the Surveyor General of Hobart, including street names and landholders
- c.1860 Map of Hobart Town showing streets, waterways, public buildings and cemeteries
- 1860 Hobart Town map and street directory showing businesses and significant buildings
- 1876 map compiled from official surveys and explorations by Hellyer, Gould, Scott and Sprent
- 1905 – 1947 Hobart City Council Metropolitan Drainage Board Plans