George M. Hand

  • Artist
Cartographer and sailor, kept a log-book on board the whaling ship Hamilton in 1839-41. It includes two pages 'of the winds, weather, currents' of the southern coast of Australia and hand drawn maps.
Name
George M. Hand
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
Other Occupation
  • Sailor (ANZSIC code: 48)
  • Cartographer (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Active Period
  • 1839 - 1841
Residence
  • New Zealand
  • Australia (Southern coast of Australia. )
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870