Person

Hobbs, James (1792 - 1880)

Born: 8 April 1792
Plymouth, Devon, England
Died: 29 January 1880
St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: explorer

Summary

James Hobbs was an explorer. In 1803, he sailed in the Calcutta on William Collins' expedition. In 1808, he sailed on the Porpoise. In 1809 he sailed to Derwent. After leaving the Porpoise, he sailed for India. In 1822, Hobbs returned to Van Diemen's Land. At the request of Lieutenant-Governor William Sorell who sought a more thorough analysis of the colony's coast line, Hobbs circumnavigated the island, locating ports, rivers and ideal land for settlement. Hobbs departed from Hobart Town on 5 February 1824 and completed the circumnavigation on 10 July.

Published resources

Book Sections

Pretyman, E. R., 'Hobbs, James (1792-1880), explorer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1966), pp. 542-543. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hobbs-james-2186. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21596668. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/92378939. Details
'Hobbs, James (17920408-18800129)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-516344. Details

Kristijan Causovski

Created: 2 May 2013, Last modified: 28 January 2020

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