Treasures Gallery Exhibition checklist May 2012

REALIA

Robert Brettell Bate, Mathematical, Optical & Philosophical Instruments, Wholesale, Retail & for Exportation, London Surveying instruments used by Sir Thomas Mitchell during his three expeditions 1831–1846 brass, bronze, iron, glass and cedar; 66.0 x 63.5 x 32.0 cm (assembled) Maps Collection, nla.pic-an6393476 Donated by the descendants of Sir Thomas Mitchell

EMI , Sydney, and EMI Group, London Torch of the XVI Olympiad 1956 diecast aluminium alloy and silver ; 40.0 x 14.2 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4532747 Recent acquisition

BlueSky (design consultant), G.A. & L. Harrington (manufacturer) for Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and University of Adelaide School of Mechanical Engineering, in partnership with Fuel and Combustion Technology Pty Ltd (engineer) Sydney Olympic torch 2000 aluminium, steel and plastic coating; 78.0 x 10.0 x 6.3 cm Pictures Collection, PIC OBJ A40010589

William Burwash and Richard Sibley, London (registered 1805) Salver presented to Sir James Stirling on 31 December 1838 1837 sterling silver; 56.5 cm (diam.) Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6227485 Presented to the Commonwealth Government in 1938 by Reginald Purbrick, Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton, United Kingdom

W. Butcher and Sons, London (est. 1902) Harold Cazneaux’s Midg box quarter-plate c.1904 wood, metal and glass; 15.8 x 12.8 x 22.3 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an10910566 Presented by Dick Smith on behalf of Rainbow Johnson, 1994

Nelson Illingworth (1862–1926) Cast of Henry Lawson's hand 1922 bronze; 24.0 x 12.0 x 7.5 cm Sir William Dargie Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an8005282

Neville Bonner (1922–1999) Boomerang 1968 paint and wood; 23.0 x 55.7 x 7.0 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an8005371

Bullseye lantern owned by bushranger ‘Captain Moonlite’ c.1860 iron, glass and textile wick; 17.5 x 8.5 x 15.5 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7754288 Presented by Mrs J. Edmondson, 1951

Mere pounamu 18th or early 19th century nephrite jade; 33.5 x 8.0 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an24393287

Kotiate paraoa 18th or early 19th century whalebone; 33.6 x 12.0 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an24393114

1812 life mask of Ludwig van Beethoven, aged 41 plaster; 28.0 x 17.0 x 12.0 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6137958 Bequest of Eve Hungerford, 1977

Emu egg on silver stand c.1860 emu eggshell and silver; 25.0 cm (height) Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an8954368

Dora Ohlfsen (1867–1948) Commemorative medal sold to raise money for permanently disabled Australian and New Zealand soldiers 1916 (design), 1919 (struck) bronze; 3.3 cm (diam.) Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6300291

William Farmer & Co. Inc. (est. 1897) Key presented to the Prime Minister W.M. Hughes upon the opening of the Commonwealth Bank, Sydney 22 August 1916 gold; 16.0 x 21.3 cm Papers of William Morris Hughes (1862–1952) Manuscripts Collection, MS 1538, Series 50

Erik Lindberg (1873–1966) and Bertram Mackennal (1863–1931) Olympic gold medal for swimming won by Fanny Durack at Stockholm 1912 gold; 3.3 cm (diam.) Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6137965 Presented by Frank Durack, 1956

Paul Newell (designer), Trofe Australia Pty Ltd (manufacturer) Fatso the Fat-arsed Wombat, as seen on The Dream with Roy and H.G during the Olympics, Sydney 2000 gold; 2.6 x 2.4 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23502259

Attributed to Julius Hogarth and Conrad Erichsen (designers) for Flavelle Bros & Co (manufacturer) Australian design brooch c.1850s gold; 6.5 cm (diam.) Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6411791 Presented by Lady Katherine Darwin

Elizabeth Macquarie’s earrings made from gold found in Prospect, Blue Mountains, NSW c.1830 gold and citrine; 5.7 x 8.0 x 8.0 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6411788 Donated by Mr Edward Manley Hopkins, descendant of Elizabeth Macquarie's niece, 1968

Garrard & Co. Ltd, London (est. 1735) Officer of the Order of the British Empire, imperial honours decoration given to Bessie Rischbieth, Western Australian suffragette 1935 gold; 19.0 x 9.4 x 1.0 cm Bessie Rischbieth Collection (Pictures), PIC OBJ A40006840

Rattlesnake-shaped brooch that Owen Stanley’s sister-in-law, Eliza N. Stanley, gave to the wife of Dr John Thomson, surgeon on HMS Rattlesnake, in remembrance ‘of the old ship’ c.1850 gold, enamel and gemstones; 4.5 cm (diam.) Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6411787 Presented by Mary Bennett, 1966

Tiffany & Co., New York David Livingstone Centenary Medal awarded to Antarctic adventurer Thomas Griffith Taylor by the American Geographical Society 1923 gold; 7.6 cm (diam.) Papers of Thomas Griffith Taylor (1880–1963) Manuscripts Collection, MS 1003

Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard, London (est. 1808) Silver kettle and spirit lamp given by Queen Charlotte to Sir Joseph Banks 1813 silver; 31.0 x 26.5 x 14.5 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an8005379

TERRA AUSTRALIS TO AUSTRALIA

Early exploration

Alessandro Piccolomini (1508–1578) Figure XLVII: The Southern Cross (De la corona Australe) in On the fixed stars (De le stelle fisse) Venice: 1552 (third edition) woodcut; 21.5 x 32.0 cm Overseas Rare Books Collection, nla.gen-vn3007571

J. & W. Cary (active 1791-1821) Cary’s New terrestrial globe: exhibiting the tracks and discoveries made by Captain Cook; also those of Captain Vancouver on the north west coast of America; and M. de la Perouse on the coast of Tartary, together with every other improvement collected from various navigators to the present time London: Made & sold by J. & W. Cary, Strand, 1815 with additions and corrections to 1825 hand-coloured paper on papier mâché with plaster coating, mahogany and brass; 134.6 cm (globe diam.) Maps Collection, MAP GLOBE 18 Recent Acquisition

Attributed to Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp (1594–c.1651) Portrait of Abel Tasman, his wife and daughter c.1637 oil on canvas; 106.7 x 132.1 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an2282370

Attributed to Gerard van Keulen (1678–1726) The South Land discovered by Willem de Vlamingh < (T Zuijd landt ontdeckt door Willem de Vlaming …) 1697 c.1712 ink and watercolour; 57.0 x 96.8 cm and 56.8 x 96.8 cm Maps Collection, nla.map-rm751 and nla.map-rm752

Johann Bayer (1572–1625), Alexander Mair (engraver) (c. 1562–1617) Uranometria, containing charts of all the constellations (Uranometria, omnium asterismorum continens schemata) Augsburg: Christophorus Mangus, 1603 engraving on paper; 36.3 x 53.0 cm Maps Collection, nla.map-ra307-s57 Recent acquisition

Hendrick Doncker (1626–1699) after Claes Jansz Visscher, also known as N.I. Piscator (c. 1587–1652) New geographic and hydrographic map of the entire world (Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula) 1652 in The sea atlas (De zee-atlas ofte water-waereld) Amsterdam: 1659 hand-coloured engraving; 46.0 x 63.0 cm Petherick Collection (Maps), nla.map-ra10-s12

François Valentijn (author) (1656–1727) and workshop of Frederik Ottens (illustrator) (active 1700–1749) The old and new East Indies (Oud en nieuw Oost-Indien), volume 3, part 2 Dordrecht, the Netherlands: Joannes van Braam and others, 1724–1726 44.5 x 58.3 cm Overseas Rare Books Collection, nla.map-t1272

Attributed to Abraham Anias (1694–1750) Chart of the Indian Ocean 1730 Middelburg, the Netherlands: Abraham Anias, 1730 ink on vellum; 61.6 x 84.2 cm Maps Collection, nla.map-rm4096 Recent acquisition

Isaac de Graaf (1668–1743) From the Cape of Good Hope to the Sunda Straits, annotated with tracks of the ship Diemermeer Amsterdam: 1735–c.1745 ink, pigment and pencil on parchment; 71.0 x 94.0 cm Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth, nla.map-vn4601455

Cook’s voyages

James Cook (1728–1779) Endeavour journal 1768–1771 ink; 34.0 x 52.5 cm Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms1 Inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register, 2001

Additional instructions for Lt James Cook appointed to command His Maj’s Bark the Endeavour (secret) 30 July 1768 ink; 32.5 x 20.3 cm Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms2

James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton (1702–1768) Hints offered to the consideration of Captain Cooke, Mr Bankes, Dr Solander and the other gentlemen who go upon the expedition on board the Endeavour Chiswick, London 10 August 1768 ink; 23.1 x 18.5 cm Papers of Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820) Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms9-113

Bureau c.1760 Indian rosewood, ebony and ivory; 61.0 x 57.0 x 58.4 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6227532 Presented by the directors of Angus and Robertson, 1970

Richard Goodman (active 1807–1822) The Resolution Table c.1810 various timbers and ivory; 73.5 x 150.0 x 66.0 cm Permanent loan from the David Roche Foundation

George Carter (1737–1795) Death of Captain Cook 1781 oil on canvas; 151.2 x 213.4 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an2271058

Alexander Shaw (active 1780–1790) Patterns of cloth made and wore by natives of the South Sea Islands being part of the collection made by the celebrated circumnavigator Captain James Cook in his first, second and third voyages London: Alexander Shaw, 1787 ink and barkcloth; 22.9 x 18.5 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Manuscripts), nla.ms-ms4299g

Coat of arms 1785 watercolour and leather; 21.2 x 16.5 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3289051 Recent acquisition

Bookplate after 1785 engraving; 19.0 x 12.9 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an9352965

Thomas Hannam and Richard Mills, London Silver salver c.1764 engraved sterling silver; 3.8 x 31.0 cm (diam.) Maps Collection, nla.map-rm4249 Recent acquisition

Walking cane c.1770 bamboo and wax; 70.2 x 2.2 cm (diam.) Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an7726393

Fork c.1770 ebony and metal; 18.3 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7726388 Presented by the Honourable J. Hume Cook

Box made from the wood of HMB Endeavour c.1879 wood, textile and metal; 6.3 x 11.9 x 8.3 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6561252

Table of star signs and dates, compass, spirit level, sundial, astrolabe and measuring instrument in a wooden box c.1750 wood, bronze and glass; 47.0 x 20.5 x 10.5 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an7905959

Richard Cosway (1740–1821) Snuff box with miniature portrait believed to be of Isaac Smith c.1784 oil on wood, glass, brass and silver; 7.2 x 2.2 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6137963 Presented by F.A. Mathias

John Hamilton Mortimer (1740–1779) Captain James Cook, Sir Joseph Banks, Lord Sandwich, Dr Daniel Solander and Dr John Hawkesworth after 1771 oil on canvas; 120.0 x 166.0 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7351768 Bequest of Dame Merlyn Myer, 1982 after Sydney Parkinson (c. 1745–1771) Banksia serrata, plate 285 in Banks’ Florilegium London: Alecto Historical Editions in association with the British Museum (Natural History), c. 1983 hand-coloured copper engraving; 71.0 x 56.0 cm Pictures Collection, PIC S8780 LOC Row 64 Bay 2/2

William Hodges (1744–1797) Woman of New Zealand c. 1773 chalk; 54.4 x 37.4 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2717024

William Hodges (1744–1797) Portrait of a Maori Chieftain c.1773 chalk; 54.3 x 37.4 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2720518

John Webber (1752–1793) A chief of the Sandwich Islands 1787 oil on canvas; 147.3 x 114.4 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an2271535

Bligh’s mutinies

Alexander Huey (active 1809–1818)) Portrait of Rear-Admiral William Bligh 1814 watercolour on ivory; 11.5 x 8.4 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an11230917 Facsimile

William Bligh (1754–1817) The Bligh notebook 28 April to 14 June 1789 ink; 17.1 x 10.7 cm Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms5393-1

William Bligh (1754–1817) List and description of HMS Bounty mutineers 1789 ink; 32.1 x 19.6 cm Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms5393-2

George Johnston (1764–1823) Proclamation issued by Major George Johnston on the day after the deposition of Governor William Bligh 27 January 1808 print; 31.0 x 20.0 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Australian Collection), nla.aus-vn4511526

Early settlement

Arthur Bowes Smythe (1750–1790) Encounter with two French ships 26 January 1788 in Journal 1787–1789 ink; 20.0 x 17.0 cm Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms4568

James Griffiths (1792–) Letter to his mother Portsmouth, 2 June 1822 ink; 23.3 x 36.4 cm Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms9682-2

George Raper (1769–1797) King parrot (Alisterus scapularis) c. 1788 watercolour; 45.9 x 30.4 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3579209 Purchased from the Ducie–Moreton family, 2005

John Hunter (1737–1821) King parrot (Alisterus scapularis) in Birds & flowers of New South Wales drawn on the spot in 1788, 89 & 90 1788–1790 watercolour; 22.6 x 18.3 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), SRq 574.99441 H945 Facsimile: original temporarily removed

Playbill for a Performance of Jane Shore, The Wapping Landlady and The Miraculous Cure at the Theatre, Sydney, Saturday 30 July 1796 Sydney : George Hughes, Govt. Printer for Theatre, Sydney, 1796 typeset ink on handmade paper; 20.0 x 12.0 cm Australian Rare Books Collection, nla.aus-vn4200235 Gift from the Government of Canada to the people of Australia, 2007

Port Jackson Painter (active 1788–1790s) Indigenous man c. 1790 watercolour, gouache and graphite; 30.5 x 24.3 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an5600803

Attributed to Francis Fowkes (active 1788–1800) Sketch & description of the settlement at Sydney Cove Port Jackson in the County of Cumberland taken by a transported convict on the 16th of April, 1788, which was not quite 3 months after Commodore Phillips’ landing there London: R. Cribb, 24 July 1789 watercolour and engraving; 27.0 x 38.6 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Maps), nla.map-nk276

George Raper (1769–1796) Principal settlement on Norfolk Island c. 1790 watercolour; 23.8 x 33.8 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6054756

Augustus Earle (1793–1838) Portrait of Bungaree, a native of New South Wales c.1826 oil on canvas; 68.5 x 50.5 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an2256865

William Westall (1781–1850) Views on the north coast of Australia 1803 watercolour 32.2 x 44.2cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an4577571

Matthew Flinders (1774–1814) General chart of Terra Australis or Australia showing the parts explored between 1798 and 1803 by M. Flinders, Commander of HMS Investigator London: G. & W. Nicol, Pall Mall, 1814 copperplate engraving; 72.3 x 99.1 cm Tooley Maps Collection, nla.map-t570

John William Lewin (1770–1819) Plate II: Mountain Bee-eater (Merops Ornatus) in Birds of New Holland with their natural history London: J. White and S. Bagster, 1808 hand-coloured etching; 39.5 x 27.8 cm Petherick Collection (Australian Rare Books), nla.aus-vn4511838-s19

Joseph Lycett (c. 1775–1828) Plate 23: An Aboriginal funeral in the Lycett Album c.1820 watercolour; 47.5 x 17.0 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2962715-s23

Governor Arthur’s Proclamation to the Aborigines c.1829 oil on board; 35.8 x 22.7 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2291826

Colonial life

Eugene von Guérard (1811–1901) Natives chasing game 1854 oil on canvas; 46.5 x 37.0 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an2282444-1

William Strutt (1825–1915) Portrait of John Pascoe Fawkner 1856 oil on canvas; 61.3 x 51.2 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2268302

William Lewis Roderick (active 1847–1856) Whaling off the islands of Flores & Palo Comba in the Flores Sea, Indian Ocean (A good cut) 30 July 1858 incised whalebone and pigment; 30.5 x 66.0 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an5598040

Alexander Weynton (active 1841–1860) Sydney 23–26 May 1849 in Journals, volume 1 ink and watercolour; 33.5 x 55.5 cm Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms7130-1

Edwin Roper Loftus Stocqueler (1829–1895) Australian gold diggings c.1855 oil on canvas; 70.5 x 90.3 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an2273979

Race to the gold diggings of Australia 1855 coloured paper, metal and linen with wooden box; 14.0 x 18.2 x 4.1 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an7905955

Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company (est. 1847) Colt model pocket revolver, 5 shot, .31 calibre 1849 metal and wood; 11.3 x 25.0 x 3.0 cm Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an7969455

Justin Edward Daniel MacCarthy (1823–) The Government Camp at Ballarat c. 1857 watercolour; 13.5 x 22.2 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4499120 Recent acquisition

Tom Roberts (1856–1931) Allegro con brio, Bourke Street West c.1886, reworked 1890 oil on canvas on composition board; 51.2 x 76.7 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2268340

Charles Louis Gabriel (1857–1927) Matron Young practising pistol shooting on the Nangus Road, Gundagai, New South Wales c.1900 glass plate negative; 10.1 x 12.6 cm Butcher and Bell Collections (Pictures), nla.pic-an8526479-9

William John Wills (1834–1861) Journal of trip from Cooper Creek towards Adelaide 23 April–late June 1861 pencil on ledger paper; 39.0 x 12.0 cm Papers of Burke and Wills Expedition, 1860–1861 Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms30-7

Attributed to Batchelder & O’Neill, Melbourne (active 1857–1863) William Landsborough with his native guides Jack Fisherman and Jemmy c.1862 albumen silver print, velvet, glass and leather; 12.0 x 16.0 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an10570995

The Victorian Exploration Expedition: the Continent Crossed: Death of Burke and Wills: their Remains Found Melbourne: The Argus, 3 November 1861 printed; 33.3 x 15.9 cm Papers of Burke and Wills Expedition, 1860–1861 Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms30-9

William Oswald Hodgkinson (1835–1900) Bulla 1861 in Album of Miss Eliza Younghusband, South Australia, 1856–1865 watercolour; 21.8 x 13.4 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4189024-s46

William Monop (c.1843–c.1913) Drawn and coloured by Monop (male): a Ballarruk of Nyeerrgoo ( Plains) c.1907 coloured crayon and pencil; 25.3 x 63.5 cm Papers of Daisy Bates (1863–1951) Manuscripts Collection, MS 365, Section XII

Tommy McCrae (c.1842–1901) Drawings by Tommy McCrae, an Aboriginal of the Wahgunyah tribe on the Murray River 1880 ink on ledger paper; 18.3 x 13.0 x 1.0 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6431252 Presented by J.R. Bremner through H. Gregory MHR, 27 November 1935

J. Fitzsimons Aboriginal king plate engraved ‘Tallboy, King of Moorabie’ c.1865 engraved brass; 11.5 x 16.0 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an6227518

George Cherry (1820–1878) Portrait of Ada Cherry c.1860 hand-coloured ambrotype; 5.2 x 3.9 cm George Cherry Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an25110411

George Cherry (1820–1878) Self portrait of George Cherry, Hobart c. 1865 ambrotype; 8.9 x 6.4 cm George Cherry Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-vn4802200

George Cherry (1820–1878) Portrait of George Rodney Cherry 1856 ambrotype; 4.3 x 3.2 cm George Cherry Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an25110229

Christina Macpherson (1864–1936) Waltzing Matilda, with lyrics by A.B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson and music by Christina Macpherson c.1895 ink and pencil; 30.3 x 49.2 cm Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms10086 Presented by the Bartlam-Roulston family, 2008

Christina Macpherson (1864–1936) Banjo Paterson’s lyrics to Waltzing Matilda c.1895 ink; 20.4 x 12.7 cm Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms9065-2 Presented by Joan Macrae on behalf of Macpherson descendants, 1996

Marian Ellis Rowan (1848–1922) Barringtonia sp. with larva 1916 gouache and watercolour; 73.3 x 55.8 cm Ellis Rowan Papuan Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an23621170

Sir Edmund Barton (1849–1920) Draft of a bill to constitute the Commonwealth of Australia, as adopted by the National Australasian Convention, 9 April 1891, with annotations 1897–1898 typescript and pencil; 24.5 x 15.4 cm Papers of Sir Edmund Barton Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms51-6-990

Tom Roberts (1856–1931) Sketch for opening of federal parliament 1901 oil on academy board; 30.3 x 45.6 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2284223

Australia in the 20th century

Norman Lindsay (1879–1969) (artist) and W.E. Smith Ltd, Sydney (printer) Fall-in! 1918 Issued by the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia chromolithograph; 45.2 x 40.5 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an14145632

Roger Cameron (composer) and Chas Ridgway (lyrics) Daddy’s in the Dardanelles: Stirring patriotic story ballad Melbourne: Dinsdales, 1916 colour lithograph; 35.5 x 25.5 cm Music Collection, nla.mus-an5420374

Sir Keith Arthur Murdoch (1885–1952) The Gallipoli letter 1915 typescript and ink; 21.6 x 34.3 cm Papers of Keith Arthur Murdoch Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms2823-2-1 Presented by Rupert Murdoch, 1975

Frank Hurley (1885–1962) The morning after the first battle of Passchendaele showing Australian infantry wounded around a blockhouse near the site of Zonnebeke railway station, 12 October 1917 1940s–1962 gelatin silver print; 54.2 x 48.6 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24574133

H.E.C. Robertson Ltd and William Brooks & Co. Ltd (lithographers) The Aussies Estate, Willoughby Sydney: 1918 lithograph; 89.4 x 57.4 cm Ferguson Collection (Maps), nla.map-lfsp3170

Nora Heysen (1911–2003) Self-portrait c.1932 oil on canvas; 65.5 x 51.5 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4179750 Recent acquisition

Nora Heysen (1911–2003) Letter to her family, London, Easter Sunday c.1936 ink; 25.4 x 19.8 cm Papers of Hans Heysen (1877–1968) Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms5073-2-2x

Sir Hans Heysen (1877–1968) Letter to Nora Heysen, Hahndorf, 14 January c.1935 ink; 25.4 x 19.8 cm Papers of Nora Heysen, nla.ms-ms10041-1-2x-s1 Bequeathed by Nora Heysen, presented by Lou Klepac, 2004

The Royal Mint Albert Medal (Second Class) presented in the name of His Majesty King George V to Neighbour an Aboriginal Native of the Roper River for Gallantry in Saving Life on the 1st February 1911 bronze, enamel and ribbon; 5.0 x 4.0 x 1.2 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7853025

W. Pedersen Portrait of Aya-I-Ga (Neighbour) wearing the Albert Medal, Government House, Darwin 16 December 1912 gelatin silver print; 19.6 x 14.9 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an22765121

A family living in a cliff-side cave during the Great Depression, Kurnell, Sydney 1930s gelatin silver prints; 7.0 x 11.6 cm, 11.7 x 6.9 cm and 6.2 x 10.8 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3706012, nla.pic-vn3705987, nla.pic-vn3706027 Recent acquisition

Tom Purvis (1888–1959) Australia’s 150th anniversary celebrations, Sydney—summer season—January to April 1938 lithograph; 101.2 x 62.4 cm Australian National Travel Association, 1937 Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7649545

Charles Ulm (1897–1934) Logbook of the Southern Cross on the first trans-Pacific flight 31 May–9 June 1928 pencil; 26.3 x 40.2 cm Papers of (1897–1935) Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms209-1

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith (1897–1935) and Charles Ulm (1897–1934) Notes passed between the cockpit and the navigating cabin during the Southern Cross trans-Pacific flight 31 May–9 June 1928 pencil; 18.2 x 12.8 and 16.2 x 14.7 cm Papers of E.A. and V.I. Crome Manuscripts Collection, MS 1925, Series 1

Sydney Smith Flyer titled ’Urgent Notice’ with text in Siamese and Burmese 15 November 1935 Singapore: Printed for the Royal Air Force, 1935 lithograph; 21.8 x 17.0 cm Papers of Charles Kingsford Smith (1897–1935) Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms209-22

Stanley J. McAlister (1903–1981) Imaginary Christmas Day staff menu, Kranji prisoner-of-war Hospital, Singapore 1944 pencil and coloured pencil; 21.0 x 17.3 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6114910

Stanley J. McAlister (1903–1981) Dreaming of home 1942–1945 pencil and coloured pencil; 32.5 x 20.2 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6115153

Donald Friend (1915–1989) Diaries of Donald Friend: Disasters of war (Desastres de la Guerra), volume 9 1943 mixed media on paper; 24.8 x 41.0 Manuscripts Collection, MS 5959 Donated by Emeritus Professor David de Long, 2010

Donald Friend (1915–1989) Diaries of Donald Friend: Disasters of war (Desastres de la Guerra), volume 14 1944 mixed media; 24.8 x 41.0 cm Manuscripts Collection, MS 5959 Donated by Emeritus Professor David de Long, 2010

Muriel Knox Doherty (1896–1988) Poland 1946 (Scrapbook) 1946–1952 mixed media; 33.0 x 51.0 cm Papers of M.K. Doherty Manuscripts Collection, MS 1518

Jørn Utzon (1918–2008) Architect’s model for the geometry of the Sydney Opera House shells 1961 paint, wood and letraset type; 29.5 x 88.8 x 8.0 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7650469 Presented by Professor H. Ingham Ashworth

John Olsen (b.1928) Manuscript of Salute to Five Bells: John Olsen’s Opera House journal, page 4C 1971–1973 watercolour, ink and collage; 104.2 x 84.0 cm Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms8015-2-s6

Kenneth Slessor (1901–1971) Notebook containing the manuscript of Five Bells c.1930s pencil; 23.4 x 38.0 cm Papers of Kenneth Slessor Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms3020-19-5-s61

Brett Whiteley (1939–1992) Who says you can’t have your cake < and eat it too?! in Fully bound: Over to Hal Missingham: A tribute with love & affection 1971 watercolour, ink and collage; 37.8 cm x 57.0 cm Papers of Hal Missingham (1906–1994) Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms3940-8-1-s4

Patrick White (1912–1990) Unpublished manuscript for ‘The hanging garden’ 1980s ink; 33.0 x 40.5 cm Papers of Patrick White Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms9982-4 Recent acquisition

Brendan Hennessy Portrait of Patrick White 1984 digital reproduction of a gelatin silver print; 30.5 x 40.5 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7568636 Courtesy of Brendan Hennessy

Martin Wells (Sydney) Patrick White’s glasses c.1985 plastic, metal and glass; 15.5 x 7.5 x 3.0 cm Papers of Patrick White Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms9982-21 Recent acquisition

Christina Stead (1902-1983) Page from a typescript draft of The man who loved children c. 1930s typescript; 27.6 x 21.8 cm Papers of Christina Stead, 1919-1996 Manuscripts Collection MS 4967, Box 1

Mem Fox (b. 1946) First draft of Possum Magic 1978 typescript; 29.6 x 21.0 cm Papers of Mem Fox Manuscripts Collection, MS 9190, Series 9

Tim Winton (b.1960) Manuscript for Cloudstreet 1991 ink; 29.5 x 21.0 cm Papers of Tim Winton Manuscripts Collection, MS 8583, Series 7 Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Tim Winton, 1992

K. Hall, Secretary, Royal North Australian Show Society Inc. Selection of certificates awarded to Darwin Prison for Lindy Chamberlain’s entries in the Darwin Show 1982–1985 printed card; 16.0 x 20.3 cm Papers of Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton Manuscripts Collection, MS 9180, Series 1

Darryl, Denise and Candice Kent Letter to Lindy Chamberlain 1982 ball point pen; 19.3 x 15.0 cm Papers of Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton Manuscripts Collection, MS 9180, Series 1

Edward Koiki Mabo (1936–1992) Speaking notes for ‘Land rights for Torres Strait Islanders’ August 1981 ballpoint pen; 21.6 x 34.3 cm Papers of Edward Koiki Mabo Manuscripts Collection, MS 9982 Inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register, 2001

Edward Koiki Mabo (1936–1992) E. Mabo’s portion of Baugered 1980s ink, coloured felt-tip and highlighter pen; 20.0 x 33.0 cm Papers of Bryan Keon-Cohen: The Mabo Case Manuscripts Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms9518-1-1x-s2 Inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register, 2001

Edward Koiki Mabo (1936–1992) Self portrait c.1975 wash on white ground on masonite; 25.3 x 20.2 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24341488

Anne Zahalka (b. 1957) Australia, isle of refuge 2010 digital print; 89.5 x 64.6 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn5399861 Recent acquisition

NLA to Z

Abraham Ortelius (cartographer, 1527–1598) A New Description of America, or the New World (Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio) 1587 hand-coloured copperplate engraving; 34 x 46.5 cm Maps Collection, nla.map-rm2099

Philip Roth (b. 1933) Portnoy’s Complaint Melbourne: c. 1970 photocopy Australian Collection, nla.cat-vn185278

British American Tobacco Company Limited Thai Cigarette Cards: Battles of Characters from the Ramayana 1920 offset lithograph; 6.3 x 3.5 cm (each card) Asian Collections, nla.pic-vn4608109

Attributed to William Hodges (1744–1797) Dodo and Red Parakeet oil on board; 23 x 27.5 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), nla.pic-an2256824 Miles Franklin (1879–1954)

Sampler 1890 wool on cotton; 35 x 25 cm Bequeathed by Miss Ruby Franklin Bridle Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an8005271

J.B. Louvion (engraver) Frontispiece to The Criminal Trial of Marie-Antoinette of Lorraine, Archduchess of Austria, born in Vienna, on 2 November 1755, and widow of Louis Capet, heretofore king of the French, Condemned to death, and executed on the Place de la Revolution, the 25th day of vendemiaire, in virtue of a judgment returned by the revolutionary established on 10 March, to judge definitively and without appeal all the conspirators (Procès Criminel de Marie- Antoinette de Lorraine, Archiduchesse d’Autriche …) Paris: Chez Denné, c. 1793 Overseas Rare Books Collection, nla.gen-vn391714

Aimé Bonpland (author, 1773–1858), Pierre-Joseph Redouté (artist, 1759–1840) Plate 23 (with Description): Pæonia Moutan Var. b. in Description of Rare Plants Grown at Malmaison and Navarre (Description des Plantes Rare Cultivées à Malmaison et à Navarre) Paris: De l’Imprimerie de P. Didot l’aîné, 1813 Australian Rare Books Collection, nla.aus-vn5013035-36y Relics of the Duke of Wellington c. 1826–1852 gold, silk, hair and ink on paper; 36 cm x 33.3 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection (Pictures), nla.cat-vn2102493 Marcus Junianus Justinus (Justin) (active between AD 100 and AD 400) Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus (Trogi Pompeii Historiarum Philippicarum epitome) Ursellis (Oberursel): ex officina C. Sutorij, sumtibus Lazari Zetzneri, bibliop. Argent, 1602 Papers of William Alexander Osbourne (Manuscripts), nla.cat-vn1634575

Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) A Dictionary of the English language: In Which the Words are Deduced from Their Originals, and Illustrated in Their Different Significations by Examples from the Best Writers: To which are Prefixed, A History of the Language, and an English Grammar, volume 1 London: Printed by W. Strahan for J. and P. Knapton, T. and T. Longman, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, A. Millar, R. and J. Dodsley, 1755 Overseas Rare Books Collection, nla.cat-vn332

Illustrated Three Bonds of Conduct (Samgang haengsilto) 1729 woodblock print on Kozo paper; 39 x 60 cm (approx.) Asian Collections, nla.gen-vn1142677-s12

Hours of the Blessed Virgin Mary According to the Rites of Salisbury ... (Hore beatissime v[ir]ginis marie ad cosuetudine insignie ecclesie Saru[m] nup emaculatissime i[m]presse: multis orationib[is] pulcherrimis annexis Imp[r]esis atq[ue] su[m]ptibus honesti mercatoris wilhelmi bretto[] civis Lo[n]d[oniensis]) Paris: printed by Wolfgang Hopyl for William Bretton, London, 1506 Clifford Collection (Rare Books), nla.gen-vn2612251

R.C. Waterman The Sensational Murray London: Perfecta Press, 1920s colour lithograph; 76 cm x 50.7 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an22207452

Harmsen van der Beek (1897–1953) Noddy and Big Ears Riding a Kangaroo 1949–1953 watercolour; 11.9 cm x 15.9 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4269747 Recent acquisition

William Vincent Wallace (1812–1865) The Overture to Lurline 22 May 1860 ink; 35.4 x 56 cm Music Collection, nla.mus-vn4771472

The History of Prince Lee Boo, a Native of the Pelew Islands, Brought to England by Captain Wilson London: William Darton, map and print seller, 58 Holborn Hill, opposite Ely Place, 1822 hand-coloured engraving on paper on wood; 26 x 43.2 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23113107

Charles Alexandre Lesueur (1778–1846) Native Cats of Australia c. 1802 watercolour and pencil; 17.2 x 26.2 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4218849 Recent acquisition

W.H. Downey (1877–1945) How to Make Rabbiting Pay! A Complete Guide to the Art of Rabbit Trapping, Skinning and Marketing Sydney: Shipping Newspapers, 1930s RNB Agricultural Series Collection (Australian), nla.aus-vn2401181

Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr Seuss) (1904–1991) Kangaroo and Joey c. 1968 pencil; 28.8 cm x 27.2 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4084581 Recent acquisition

Phra Mālai 1800s ink and pigment on Khoi bark; 16 x 53 cm Asian Collections, nla.gen-vn4365196

Dorian Lynskey (b. 1974) Music on the Tube Map London: Transport for London in association with The Guardian, 2006 offset lithograph; 63 x 89 cm Maps Collection, nla.cat-vn4999339

The Swift Printing Company (printer) Bovis Bros. Vaudeville Co. at Town Hall, Auburn c. 1909 lithograph; 101 cm x 37.5 cm Australian Collection, nla.aus-vn3993232

Utagawa Yoshitora (active 1850–1870) Englishman Dancing in Yokohama (Igirisujin yuko Yokohama odori) Japan: Enhiko (Enshuya Hikobei), 1861 woodblock print on hosho paper; 34 x 25 cm (block), 37 x 25 cm (sheet) Asian Collections, nla.pic-vn4595319

Witness Statement by Isabella McKenna c. 29 May 1824 ink; 25.3 x 20 cm Manuscripts Collection, nla.cat-vn2745004

Martini, Martino (1614–1661) Xantung, Fourth Imperial Province of China (Xantung, Sinarium Imperii Provincia Quarta) in The New Atlas of China (Novus Atlas Sinensis) Amsterdam: Joh. Blaeu, 1655 48 x 67.5 cm Maps Collection, nla.map-ra300-s6

Sarah Louise Adamson (b. 1988) Dear Penny Sydney: Sarah Louise Adamson, 2009 paper, rubber band, coin and ink; 11 cm x 10.4 cm Nick Henderson Zine Collection (Australian Serials), nla.cat-vn5149733

Jon Webster Eating Seeds will Make You Ill : Jon Webster, c. 2008 photocopy; 21 cm x 29.3cm Nick Henderson Zine Collection (Australian Serials), nla.cat-vn5150770