Hyderabad Convict Ship Bible, 1842
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Hyderabad Convict ship New Testament Bible, circa 1842, published by (Oxford University Press, Eng. 1842), inscribed on the end pages 'No.16 Shelf, The Heydrabad, full brown calf skin cover embossed with 3 anchors over 'Convicts, The Hyderabad transported convicts to Van Dieman's Land and more famously to Norfolk Island including many Irish convicts.
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