Biographical entry Mann, John Frederick (1819 - 1907)

Summary

John Frederick Mann was a member of Ludwig Leichhardt's second expedition to Port Essington 1846-47 and worked for the Surveyor-General's Department of New South Wales 1848-75.

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• John Frederick Mann - Records, Uncatalogued MSS SET 244 and FM 4/3095; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• John Frederick Mann - Records, 1846 - 1847, Uncatalogued MSS SET 327; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• Mitchell Family - Records, 1824 - 1855, ML MSS 731; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Books

• Mann, John F., Eight Months with Dr. Leichardt in the Years 1846-47, Turner & Henderson, Sydney, 1888. Details

Book Sections

• Orlovich, Peter, 'Mann, John Frederick (1819-1907), explorer and surveyor', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 5, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1974, pp. 202-203. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050231b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Mann, John F', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-592089. Details