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.

Citations

  • Ingram, T. (16 November 1984), 'US dealer harpoons log book’, Australian Financial Review.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870