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James Wilson b. 1827

Also known as James Glen Wilson

Artist (Draughtsman),
Artist (Photographer),
Artist (Painter)

James Glen Wilson was a landscape painter, naval photographer and surveyor. Irish born, Wilson was chosen to accompany the expedition to the South Seas. This expedition aimed to explore the area embraced by New South Wales, New Zealand, the Kermadec group of islands, Tonga, Fiji, the New Hebrides and New Caledonia.

Belfast Harbour Commissioners, Ireland
Ulster Museum, Belfast, Ireland
private collections

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Norfolk Island and UK
Hydrographic Department, British Ministry of Defence, Taunton, UK
Sir William Lodewyk Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS
Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS
National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Website

https://www.nla.gov.au/
Archives Office of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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James Wilson b. 1827

Belfast Harbour Commissioners, Ireland

Ulster Museum, Belfast, Ireland

private collections

Hydrographic Department, British Ministry of Defence, Taunton, UK

Sir William Lodewyk Crowther Library, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS

Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS

National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Archives Office of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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