Biographical entry: Wilcox, James Fowler
Summary
Journal, 1848, 1849. J.F. Wilcox was a junior botanist on H.M.S. Rattlesnake which visited Cape York, October-November 1848, and in May 1849 sailed from Sydney to survey part of the Louisiade Archipelago. The journal includes references to the Australian Aborigines. Journal 7 January-21 December 1848. 8 May-2 July 1849. MITCHELL: B.1628, microfilm FM.3/453.