Port Arthur 5 - Historical Chart

Year: circa 1849
Print Size: 69cm x 101cm

The Port Arthur penal settlement began life as a small timber station in 1830. Originally designed as a replacement for the recently closed timber camp at Birches Bay, Port Arthur quickly grew in importance within the penal system of the colonies. This plan (slightly unusual to the period) could be described partly as a standard 2-D Cartographic style map of the Peninsula and surrounding area from North Bay to Cape Raoul. There are references to 'Constables Stations, signal stations, roads and tracks and where absconders have been apprehended'. The top panel of the plan features a superbly drawn/or overprint, encompassing a view of Settlement Hill across Mason Cove in the early 1860s. The large building in the foreground is the Penitentiary, with the Commissariat Stores on the waterfront to the left. Also visible at the top left of the photograph style drawing is the semaphore. Framed and hung on a large wall, it would make an intesting period feature for any collector.

Reproductions are inkjet printed on high quality paper using colour-fast UV tolerant inks. These plans and charts are suitable for laminating or framing.

Please note that historic charts and plans are printed on demand as orders are received. As such there can be an additional 2-3 day delay over and above standard delivery times.