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Treasures Gallery Exhibition Checklist December 2012 REALIA Robert Treasures Gallery Exhibition Checklist December 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 Australia, Sydney, and EMI Group, London Torch of the XVI Olympiad Melbourne 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, nla.cat-vn155909 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 Collection, nla.pic-an8005282 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 Collection, nla.pic-an24393287 Kotiate paraoa 18th or early 19th century whalebone; 33.6 x 12.0 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection Pictures Collection, 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-an24393114 Bequest of Eve Hungerford, 1977 Lonkee, Swatow (Shantou), China Chinese Tea Caddy Globe between 1860 and 1880 pewter; 10 cm (diam.) Maps Collection, nla.map-vn6001562 Recent Acquisition 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, nla.ms-ms1538-10 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.cat-vn1631176 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 Collection, nla.cat-vn609172 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, nla.cat-vn2961870 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 Collection, nla.pic-an8005379 TERRA AUSTRALIS TO AUSTRALIA Early Exploration Cornelis de Jode (1568–1600) Novae Guineae forma, & situs (Form & Position of New Guinea) from Speculum Orbis Terrae (Mirror of the World) Antwerp: Gerard de Jode, 1593 Maps Collection, nla.map-rm389 Claudius Ptolemy (author, 80–150), Willibald Pirckheimer (translator, 1470– 1530) and Michael Servetus (editor, 1511–1553) Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini Geographicae enarrationis libri octo (The Geography) Lyon: the workshop of Melchior and Gaspar Trechsel, 1535 Maps Collection, nla.cat-vn1668253 J. & W. Cary, London (active 1791–1821) Cary’s New Terrestrial Globe: Delineated from the Best Authorities Extant; Exhibiting the Different Tracks of Captain Cook, and the New Discoveries Made by Him and Other Circumnavigators London: Made & sold by J. & W. Cary, 1800 hand-coloured paper on papier mâché with plaster coating, mahogany and brass; 30.8 cm (diam.) Maps Collection, nla.map-glob21 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 Collection, nla.pic-an2282370 Francisco Pelsaert (c. 1591–1630) The Unlucky Voyage of the Ship Batavia (Ongeluckige voyagie, van’t schip Batavia) Amsterdam: Jan Jansz: 1647 engraving; 21cm Petherick Collection Australian Rare Books Collection, nla.aus-vn2323054-s6-v Justus Danckerts (1635-1701), after Frederick de Wit (c. 1630–1706) and Romeyn de Hooghe (1645–1708) New Map of the Entire Globe (Nova totius terrarum orbis tabula) Amsterdam: Justus Danckerts, 1685 hand-coloured engraving Maps Collection, nla.map-rm3976 Arnold Colom (1624–1668) Map of the East Indies (Oosterdeel van Oost Indien) from Sea Atlas (Zee-atlas, ofte water-wereldt) Amsterdam: inde Lichtende Colom, 1658 hand-coloured engraving; 63 x 54.1 cm Maps Collection, nla.map-t308 Hendrik Hondius (1597–1651) Polus Antarcticus Amsterdam: Hondius, 1642 hand-coloured engraving; 43.3 x 48.2 cm Maps Collection, nla.map-t726 Johannes van Loon (engraver, c. 1611–1686) after Andreas Cellarius (artist, c. 1596 - 1665) Situs terrae circulis coelestibus circundatae (The Location of the Earth Encircled by the Celestial Circles) from Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica (Celestial Atlas or The Harmony of the Universe) Amsterdam: 1660 Rex Nan Kivell Collection Maps Collection, nla.map-nk10242 Attributed to Isaac de Graaf (1668–1743) North Sea, large scale (Noort-zee, groot besteck) c. 1700 ink, pigment and pencil on parchment; 73 x 92 cm Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth Maps Collection, nla.map-vn4601670 The Natives of Otaheite (Tahiti) Attacking Captain Wallis, the First Discoverer of that Island c. 1767 watercolour; 33 x 41 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an3099865 John Gore (c. 1729–1790) Entry dated 21 June 1767 in Log of the Voyage of HMS Dolphin to the South Seas 1766–1767 ink; 38.3 x 24 cm Manuscripts Collection, nla.cat-vn712798 Cooks Voyages James Cook (1728–1779) Endeavour Journal 1768–1771 ink; 34 x 52.5 cm Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms1 Inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register, 2001 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 10 August 1768 ink; 23.1 x 18.5 cm Papers of Sir Joseph Banks Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms9-113-s9-v Manuscript Copies of James Cook’s Correspondence with the Admiralty Victualling Office, Relating to the First Voyage of HMS Endeavour 27 May 1768 ink; 32.1 x 41.0 cm Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms2 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 Collection, nla.pic-an2271058 John Keyes Sherwin (engraver, 1751–1790) ,after Nathaniel Dance (artist, 1735–1811) Captain James Cook London: J.K Sherwin, 1784 engraving; 30 x 25.5 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an9186277 Bookplate after 1785 engraving; 19.0 x 12.9 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection Pictures Collection, 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 Collection, 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.
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