John Helder Wedge b. 1793

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher and surveyor. During his survey Wedge made many sketches of the countryside and the Aboriginal people, some of which were later reproduced in James Bonwick's Discovery and Settlement of Port Phillip (Melbourne 1856).
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Name
John Helder Wedge
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Explorer (ANZSIC code: 6910)
  • Writer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
1793
Death date
November 1872
Active Period
  • 1824 - 1836
Arrival
  • 1824 (Arrived Van Diemen's land in vessel 'Heroine'.)
Residence
  • 1843 - 1872 Tasmania
  • 1838 - 1843 England, UK
  • 1835 - 1838 Victoria
  • 1824 - 1835 Tasmania
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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