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Images of the prison hulks

The following images of prison hulks are available online.

Prison Hulks at Portsmouth, ca. 1814: Relief guard arriving at a prison hulk, Deptford, E.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an2260890 Tucker, 1821
http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an5576207

Source: National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an2260890.

Source: National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an5576207.

A view near Woolwich in Kent, showing the Prison hulk Prison hulk, ca. 1830:
employment of the convicts from the hulk, ca. http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an5487524-1
1790-1800:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an23672354

Source: National Library of Australia, nla.pic- Source: National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an5487524-1.
an23672354.

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Prison hulk loading, Samuel Atkins, ca. 1800-08: Prison ship at Deptford drawn by Saml. Prout;
http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an5601463 engraved by George Cooke, 1826:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-
an9058437

Source: National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an5601463.

Source: National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an9058437

Death of a convict on the hulk Justitia, attributed Prison-ship in Portsmouth harbour, convicts going
to George Cruikshank: aboard drawn & etched by Edward William Cooke,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an8891819 1828: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an9058453.

Source: National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an8891819. Source: National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an9058453.

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