Between 1804 and 1853, the small island of Tasmania received 74,000 convicts from Britain, including 13,000 women. Convict Places looks at how convicts and their labour created the new colony: their legacy included not just gaols and prohibition stations but also convict-built roads, bridges, wharves, public and private buildings and agricultural sites.
Illustrated with paintings, maps, plans, colonial records and photographs, Convict Places will give you an insight into the system that transported so many thousands of people across the ocean to the other side of the world.
Soft cover edition.