John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley b. c.1785

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher, engraver (?), surveyor and explorer. Oxley's 'Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales' (London 1820) are the first published descriptions of the Australian interior, but the illustrations are mainly by his associates, Evans and Lewin.
Name
John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Explorer (ANZSIC code: 6910)
  • Council member (ANZSIC code: 7530) (Council member New South Wales Legislative Council member, 1824/1828?)
  • Surveyor-general (ANZSIC code: 6922) (Surveyor-general Surveyor-general of New South Wales, 1812/1824?)
  • Midshipman (ANZSIC code: 7600) (Midshipman Royal Navy, 1799/1811)
Birth date
c.1785
Birth place
Kirkham Abbey, Yorkshire, England, UK
Death date
26 May 1828
Death place
'Kirkham', Narellan, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1820 - c.1824
Arrival
  • June 1802 (Aboard the 'Buffalo'.)
Residence
  • England, UK
  • c.1812 - c.26 May 1828 'Kirkham', Camden (Narellan), NSW
  • 1808 - 1811 Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870