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Augustus Theodore Alt

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Latitude
51.507222
Longitude
-0.1275
Start Date
1734-01-01
End Date
1734-01-01

Description

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ID
tbaa02

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/augustus-theodore-alt
Birth Place
London, England, UK, London, England, UK, or Hesse-Cassel, Germany.
Biography
Surveyor and sketcher, drew a pen and wash view of Early Sydney in 1796 (National Library of Australia). Australia’s first land surveyor and Surveyor-General. Arrived with First Fleet on Prince of Wales transport ship. Gentleman, career soldier and engineer, son of Minister for Hesse-Cassel in London. Designed first three towns under Governor Phillip: Albion (Sydney), Parramatta and Tongabby (Toongabbie). Drew up these and other layouts of surveyed lands until retirement, though there is only one map signed by him. His pen and wash view of early Sydney of c1796 (NLA) is similar to a view by Watling and an image in Collins and is the only known topographic sketch signed by him. This entry is a stub. You can help the DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1999 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. c.1734
Summary
A surveyor and sketcher, whose view of Early Sydney in 1796 is in the collection of the National Library of Australia in Canberra.
Gender
Male
Died
9 January 1815
Age at death
81