Biriban b. c.1800

Also known as Johnny McGill, Magill, Biraban
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Biriban or Johnny McGill was best known as a language informant for the Reverend Lancelot Threlkeld a Minister and linguist in the 1830s. Threlkeld thought of Biriban as a 'clever artist' and in 1831 Biriban drew a representation of the steamboat,'Sophia Jane', the location of which is currently unknown.
creator of
Sophia Jane
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