Charles Joseph La Trobe b. 30 March 1801

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
A gifted sketcher, colonial administrator and travel writer, he always recorded his travels, and the illustrations in at least two of his four published travel books were based on his sketchbooks. La Trobe was responsible for the development of the Port Phillip area, from a ragged unofficial settlement of 6,000 Europeans to a self-governing colony with a white population of over 80,000.
You are viewing the version of bio from Dec. 11, 2012, 10:54 a.m. (moderator approved).
Revert to this revision Go to current record
associate of
Count de Pourtalés
Other occupation
associate of
Moravians at Droylesden
Other occupation
associate of
Huguenot
Other occupation
associate of
Alpine Club
Other occupation

Difference between this version and previous

Field This Version Previous Version
Related collections
  • National Trust (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Trust (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)