Isaac Smith b. 1752

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Relative of James Cook, he also served the navigator aboard the Endeavour in the voyage to Australia, and according to Cook particularly instrumental in making Surveys, Plans and Drawings. Reputedly the first of the party to set foot on Australian soil at Botany Bay in 1770.
Name
Isaac Smith
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Seaman (ANZSIC code: 48)
Birth date
1752
Death date
1831
Active Period
  • c.1768 - c.1807
Arrival
  • 1770 (Ship: 'the Endeavour', place: Botany Bay, NSW.)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870