Maps and plans
Introduction
Browse items that have been digitised, and find many more that have not been digitised by using the search options below.
What can I see online?
- 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
What is available physically?
- Maps, charts and atlases in our Reading Room
- 1792 – 1977 Miscellaneous collection of maps (Map 1 series)
- 1822 – 1955 Maps, plans and architectural drawings of the Van Diemen’s Land Company.
- 1826 – 1828 Journals of the Land Commissioners for Van Diemen’s Land, includes a fold out coloured map showing settled districts.
- 1858 – 1972 Plans of Government House
- 1873 Tasman Peninsula map showing distribution of prisoners and officials
- 1913 – 1964 Correspondence and associated papers relating to buildings for government departments and municipalities.
- 1945 City of Hobart plan includes colour plates and maps
Related guides
What other resources could be useful?
- ER Pretyman Index – search the index for information about the origins of Tasmanian place names
- Trove
- Architecture in Tasmania
- Tasmap historic chart story map. Historic maps are matched with current maps of certain areas
- The Land Information Systems Tasmania (LIST) has developed a visually appealing way to overlay some land grant information as well as Sprents maps onto modern day Hobart city. To do this use the ‘Layers’ menu on the top right hand side.