Captain Lucas

  • Artist (Photographer)
Captain Lucas is claimed to be the first person to take a photograph on Australian soil, at Sydney on 13 May 1841.

Citations

  • Davies, Alan & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia – Photography 1841-1900’, Melbourne, VIC.

  • Newton, G. (1988), 'Shades of Light’, Canberra, ACT.

  • F. Low (1844), 'City of Sydney Directory 1844-45’, (Shipping list), Sydney, NSW.

  • (1841), Australasian Chronicle, April, 13.

  • (1840), Australian, February, 18.

  • (1840), Australian, April, 9.

  • (1841), Australian, March, 30.

  • (1841), Australian, May, 15.

  • (1841), Australian, June, 3.

  • (1841), Sydney Gazette, March, 30.

  • (1841), Sydney Herald, March, 30.

  • (1841), 'Sydney Herald’, Sydney Herald, June, 4.

  • Archives Office of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 'Index to Passenger Arrivals’, COD 38, 41.

  • (1841), Australian, June, 5.

  • Information sourced by Lennon, Jane.

Initial data sources

  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'