Only in Australia for six years, Backhouse kept extensive records of his experiences, which were then posthumously published in London. His observations have proven to ...
An undervalued member of the fateful Burke and Wills expedition, Ludwig Becker was an accomplished artist and naturalist whose contribution to the expedition has belatedly ...
Received thanks for his contribution to the illustrations of Woods's 'A History of the Discovery and Exploration of Australia' (2 vols, London, 1865). for the ...
Although known more for his eccentricities and lively memoirs than his art, Fyans was a sophisticated watercolourist. He is known for a fine picture of ...
Engraver, lithographer, professional photographer, cartographer and publisher, arrived in Melbourne in 1842 and began to produce maps and other official documents for the Victorian government. ...
Kennedy was primarily a surveyor and explorer with an interest in drawing and watercolours. He was killed while exploring Queensland's Cape York in 1848 but ...