John Stokes b. 1 August 1811

Also known as John Lort Stokes
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
John Lort Stokes was a sketcher, surveyor, explorer and naval officer. In 1837-43 he took part in the survey of the coastline of northern Australia. Stokes found and named Port Darwin and the Albert River in northern Australia. A giant sea serpent, Hydrus stokesii, was named after him.

Citations

  • Bolton, G.C., 'John Lort Stokes’, Melbourne, VIC : Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, [Pike, Douglas (ed)], Melbourne University Press.

  • Hordern, M. (1989), 'Mariners Are Warned! John Lort Stokes and H.M.S. Beagle in Australia 1837-1843’, Melbourne, VIC.

  • O’Byrne, W. (1849), 'A Naval Biographical Dictionary’, London, England, UK.

  • Spillett, P. (1972), 'Forsaken Settlement’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Stokes, John Lort (1846), 'Discoveries in Australia’, London, England, UK : 2 volumes.

Initial data sources

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