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.

Citations

  • Trundle, G. (1974), 'William Landsborough’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 5, Pike, D. (ed.), Melbourne, Vic.

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

  • Landsborough, William (1862), 'Journal of Landsborough’s Expedition from Carpentaria in Search of Burke & Wills’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Landsborough, William (1866), 'Landsborough’s Exploration of Australia from Carpentaria to Melbourne’, London, England, UK.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, J.

Initial data sources

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