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Latitude
51.8896903
Longitude
0.8994651
Start Date
1830-01-01
End Date
1903-01-01

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ID
tb95f6

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Birth Place
Colchester, Essex, England, UK
Biography
sketcher, architect, engineer and penal reformer, was born on 23 March 1830 at Colchester, Essex, the youngest child of Major Richard Du Cane of the 20th Light Dragoons who had fought in the Peninsular Wars. This entry is a stub. You can help DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Hasluck, Alexandra Date written: 1992 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 23 March 1830
Summary
Engaged as a Royal Engineer to superintend the works for the proposed convict establishment in Western Australia. Du Cane's sketches and paintings of exploratory expeditions, colonial life and Aborigines engaged in traditional pursuits and communicating with colonialists are valued for being some of the earliest recordings of the penal colony. In 1877, after returning to England, he was knighted f
Gender
Male
Died
7-Jun-03
Age at death
73