Person
Forsyth, John Walter
- Occupation
- Naval historian and Solicitor
Summary
John Forsyth, a solicitor by profession, was an amateur historian interested in navigation and cartography. He was also a Trustee of the Public Library of New South Wales.
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- John Walter Forsyth - Records, 1948 - 1963, ML MSS 979; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Forsyth, J. W., 'Tasman, Abel Janszoon (1603?-1659), mariner' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1967), pp. 503-504. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020463b.htm. Details
- Forsyth, J.W., 'Janssen (contracted to Jansz), Willem (fl. 1603-1628), mariner' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1967), pp. 13-14. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020013b.htm. Details
Resources
- 'Forsyth, John Walter', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476310. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 13 February 2018
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