Charles Jeffreys b. 16 October 1782

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Jeffrey's was a sketcher and naval officer whose life was regularly filled with profit-making scandals, much to the ire of Governor Macquarie. Jeffreys is best known for a sketch he did of Hobart Town, Tasmania in 1817.
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Citations

  • Flinn, E. (1967), 'Charles Jeffreys’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, volume 2, Pike, Douglas (ed.), Melbourne, Vic.

  • Craig, C. (1961), 'The Engravers of Van Diemen’s Land’, Launceston, Tas.

  • Wantrup, J. (1987), 'Australian Rare Books 1788-1900’, Potts Point, NSW.

  • Wright, R. (1983), 'Lieutenant Jeffreys and Kangaroo’, Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, September, 69/2.

Initial data sources

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

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References [<ExternalResource: Flinn, E. (1967), 'Charles Jeffreys', Australian Dictionary of Biography, volume 2, Pike, Douglas (ed.), Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Craig, C. (1961), 'The Engravers of Van Diemen's Land', Launceston, Tas.>, <ExternalResource: Wantrup, J. (1987), 'Australian Rare Books 1788-1900', Potts Point, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Wright, R. (1983), 'Lieutenant Jeffreys and Kangaroo', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, September, 69/2.>]