A collection of rare and significant maps from the Royal Society of Tasmania's collection — many of them little seen by the public — published to showcase the breadth and historical significance of the Society's cartographic holdings. The maps principally cover Van Diemen's Land from the earliest days of European contact and settlement, but the collection extends to areas "beyond".
A biography / history of one of the most notorious early Tasmanian bushrangers.
A comprehensive account of the development of the metal mining industry in Tasmania from the beginnings of British settlement in Van Diemen's Land in 1804 to the outbreak of the First World War, with a focus on how the government helped shape the mining industry.
A collection of petitions, memorials and letters from the convict colony of Van Diemen's Land, gathered and transcribed by Eustace FitzSymonds from original documents held in colonial archives, with numerous pages reproduced in facsimile directly from the manuscripts. The documents are the voices of the convict system itself — petitions for mercy, memorials requesting tickets of leave, letters of complaint and protest, correspondence between convicts and colonial administrators.

