George Tobin b. 13 December 1768

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Naval officer and natural history painter who sketched on various voyages, including Captain William Bligh's voyage to Van Diemen's Land. Tobin became the first European to record the echidna or spiny anteater.
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Name
George Tobin
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Naval officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Birth date
13 December 1768
Birth place
Salisbury, England, UK
Death date
10 April 1838
Death place
Teignmouth, Devon, England, UK
Active Period
  • 1792 - 1838
Arrival
  • 1792 (Arrived on the 'Providence' under Captain William Bligh.)
Residence
  • 1793 - 1838 England, UK
  • 1792 Van Diemen's Land, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Whitley, G.P (1932), 'George Tobin, a neglected naturalist', Australian Museum Magazine 5/2.>, <ExternalResource: Finney, C. M. (1984), 'To Sail beyond the Sunset', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: Stanbury, P.; & Phipps, G. (1980), 'Australia's Animals Discovered', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Whitley, G.P (1975), 'More Early History of Australian Zoology', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: 'G. Tobin to Captain Bond, Letter 15 December 1817', Sydney, NSW : State Library of New South Wales, Mitchell Library (manuscript Ab60: copy).>, <ExternalResource: Rienits, R.; & Rienits, T. (1963), 'Early Artists of Australia', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, J.>]