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T. L. (Thomas Livingstone) Mitchell
1792–1855
A soldier, surveyor, and explorer, he helped map large parts of southeastern Australia and became one of the best-known figures in early colonial exploration. His journeys, maps, and lively published accounts left a lasting mark on Australian history.
3 Audiobooks
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 With Descriptions of the Recently Explored Region of Australia Felix, and of the Present Colony of New South Wales
by T. L. (Thomas Livingstone) Mitchell
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 With Descriptions of the Recently Explored Region of Australia Felix, and of the Present Colony of New South Wales
by T. L. (Thomas Livingstone) Mitchell
Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia, in Search of a Route from Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria (1848)
by T. L. (Thomas Livingstone) Mitchell
About the author
Born in Scotland in 1792, Thomas Livingstone Mitchell served in the British Army during the Peninsular War before building a career in surveying. He moved to New South Wales in the late 1820s and became Surveyor-General, a role he held for the rest of his life.
Mitchell is best remembered for his expeditions across southeastern Australia. He explored and surveyed wide areas, helped lay out roads and towns, and published accounts of his travels that introduced many readers to the landscapes of the Australian interior. He was often called Major Mitchell, and several Australian places still carry his name.
He died in Sydney in 1855. Remembered as both a meticulous mapmaker and a forceful, ambitious personality, Mitchell remains an important figure in the story of Australian exploration and colonial administration.