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Watling, Thomas (1762 - ) |
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| Born: 19 September 1762 Drumfriesshire, Scotland | |
| Thomas Watling was a convict who was transported to Sydney in 1791 for forgery. His artistic talents were used by the surgeon-general, John White, an ardent naturalist. Most of his surviving work is in the so-called Watling Collection in the zoological library of the British Museum (Natural History); many of the natural history drawings are extensively annotated in John White's hand. |
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