Joseph Pitt Couthouy

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher and naturalist, was appointed conchologist to the United States Exploring Expedition under Charles Wilkes. Couthouy visited Australia as part of the expedition in 1839.
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Name
Joseph Pitt Couthouy
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Conchologist (ANZSIC code: 6910)
  • Naturalist (ANZSIC code: 6910)
Active Period
  • c.1839 - c.1856
Arrival
  • November 1839 (Arrived Sydney, NSW on board the 'Vincennes'.)
Residence
  • Hawaii, USA
  • c.November 1839 - c.1839 Sydney, NSW
Cultural Heritage
  • American
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: 'Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition'.>, <ExternalResource: Bartlett, H. (1940), 'The reports of the Wilkes Expedition, and the work of the specialists in science', Philadelphia, USA : in Centenary Celebration: The Wilkes Exploring Expedition of the United States Navy 1838-1842.>, <ExternalResource: Bayer, Frederick M. (1985), 'The invertebrates of the U.S. Exploring Expedition', Washington, DC, USA : in H. Viola & C. Margolis, Magnificent Voyagers: The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842.>, <ExternalResource: Bryan, G. (1940), 'The purpose, equipment and personnel of the Wilkes Expedition', Philadelphia, USA : in Centenary Celebration: The Wilkes Exploring Expedition of the United States Navy 1838-1842.>, <ExternalResource: (1856), 'Atlas', (Illustrations by Joseph Drayton and Joseph Pitt Couthouy).>] [<ExternalResource: 'Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition'.>]