William Landsborough b. 21 February 1825

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher, explorer and resident of NSW and Qld. Celebrated as the first explorer to cross the continent (Australia) from north to south.
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Name
William Landsborough
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Explorer (ANZSIC code: 6910)
Birth date
21 February 1825
Birth place
Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Death date
16 March 1886
Death place
Loch Lamerough, Caloundra, Brisbane, Qld.
Active Period
  • c.1861
  • c.1859
Arrival
  • 1841 (Port Phillip, Vic.)
Residence
  • c.1886 Loch Lamerough, Caloundra, Brisbane, Qld.
  • c.1873 - c.1886 Toowong, Brisbane, Qld.
  • c.1865 - c.1873 Burketown, Qld.
  • 1862 - 1865 UK
  • c.1851 - c.1853 Bathurst, NSW
  • c.1841 - c.1862 New South Wales (New England district )
  • 1825 - 1841 Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Trundle, G. (1974), 'William Landsborough', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 5, Pike, D. (ed.), Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Wantrup, J. (1987), 'Australian Rare Books 1788-1900', Potts Point, NSW : Hordern House.>, <ExternalResource: Landsborough, William (1862), 'Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria in Search of Burke & Wills', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Landsborough, William (1866), 'Landsborough's Exploration of Australia from Carpentaria to Melbourne', London, England, UK.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, J.>]