George Frankland (1800 – 30 December 1838) was an English surveyor and Surveyor-General of

Van Diemen's Land Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania used by the British during the European exploration of Australia in the 19th century. A British settlement was established in Van Diemen's Land in 1803 before it became a sep ...

(now

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). In 1823, Frankland was appointed surveyor-general at Poona, India, where he became acquainted with

Edward Dumaresq Edward Dumaresq (16 June 1802 – 23 April 1906) was a landowner, magistrate and acted as Surveyor General of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania). Dumaresq was born in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, the youngest son of Colonel John Dumaresq and was ed ...

. In 1827 Frankland arrived in Van Diemen's Land as first assistant surveyor, in March 1828 he became

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. Frankland soon began a trigonometric survey of the island, but suffered some criticism due to his slow progress.

John Helder Wedge John Helder Wedge (1793 – 22 November 1872) was a surveyor, explorer and politician in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania, Australia).G. H. Stancombe'Wedge, John Helder (1793 - 1872), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition Wedge was ...

and James Erskine Calder criticized Frankland's ability as a surveyor. Frankland travelled on several expeditions and recorded his observations, considering it his duty ''"to observe and record every remarkable fact connected with the Natural history of the island whose surface and native production have, in a manner, been placed so peculiarly in his custody."'' Frankland made sketches of some of the country he explored and did the artwork for the

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to encourage peaceful relations between colonists and the local indigenous people, authorised by Lieutenant Governor George Arthur in 1828. Frankland mapped the Derwent,

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, Huon and

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river systems. The

Frankland Range The Frankland Range is a mountain range that is located in the south-west region of Tasmania, Australia. The range forms part of a natural south-western border to the impounded Lake Pedder, formed by the damming of the Serpentine and Huon r ...

in Tasmania, the Frankland River,

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and Mount Frankland in Western Australia are named after him.

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George Frankland
at Dictionary of Australian Artists Online {{DEFAULTSORT:Frankland, George 1800 births 1838 deaths Surveyors General of Tasmania