George Frankland b. 1800

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Described by a contemporary as 'a gentleman of the highest talents but without one atom of common sense', Frankland took part in exploratory missions in Van Diemen's Land and drew the misguided 'comic strip' proclamation to the Tasmanian Aborigines in 1829.
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