Biriban b. c.1800

Also known as Johnny McGill, Magill, Biraban
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Biriban or Johnny McGill was best known as a language informant for the Reverend Lancelot Threlkeld a Minister and linguist in the 1830s. Threlkeld thought of Biriban as a 'clever artist' and in 1831 Biriban drew a representation of the steamboat,'Sophia Jane', the location of which is currently unknown.
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associate of
P. Boardman
Artist (Painter)
Also known as Boatman and Jemmy Jackass
associate of
Richard Browne
1776
Artist (Painter)
associate of
James Backhouse
1794
Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
George Washington Walker
1800
Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Alfred Thomas Agate
1812
Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Bishop W. G. Broughton
1800
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