Treasures Gallery Exhibition Checklist May 2013

REALIA

Robert Brettell Bate, Mathematical, Optical & Philosophical Instruments, Wholesale, Retail & for Exportation, 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 , , 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,

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

Macrobius Ambrosius Theodosius (active c. AD 400) Commentary on the Dream of Scipio in two books and the Festival of Saturn in seven books (In Somnium Scipionis: lib. II; Saturnaliorum: lib. VII) Venice: Ioan Gryphius, c. 1560 Maps Collection, nla.map-ra277

J. & W. Cary, London (active 1791–1821) Cary’s New Celestial Globe, On Which are Correctly Laid Down Upwards of 3,500 Stars Selected from the Most Accurate Obersvations and Calculated for the Year 1800. With the Extent of Each Constellation Precisely Defined by Mr. Glipin of the Royal Society 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

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

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

Abraham Ortelius (cartographer, 1527–1598) and Frans Hogenberg (engraver 1539/40–1590) Africae Tabula Nova (New Map of Africa) from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World) Antwerp: Gielis Coppens van Diest, 1570 hand-coloured engraving; 37.1 x 50 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection Maps Collection, nla.map-nk6075

Michael Mercator (1567–1600) America or the New Indies: To the Great Gerard Mercator Grandfather, in Imitation of the Universe Reduced to a Summary (America sive India nova: ad magnae Gerardi Mercatoris aui Universalis imitationem in compendium redacta) Duisberg: 1595 hand-coloured engraving; 41.5 x 50.8 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection Maps Collection, nla.map-nk2078

Hugo Allard (c. 1628–1691) New Map of the East Indies (Nova tabula India Orientalis) Amsterdam: Hugo Allard, c. 1665 hand-coloured engraving; 41.6 x 53.3 cm Tooley Collection Maps Collection, nla.map-t40

Hugo Allard (c. 1628–1691) and Romeyn De Hooghe (attributed artist, 1645– 1708) The Newest Chart of the Whole World (Novissima totius tarrarum orbis tabula) Amsterdam: c. 1685 engraving; 44.2 x 55.4 cm Maps Collection, nla.map-rm3916

Workshop Of Isaac De Graaf (1668–1743) From the Cape of Good Hope to the Sunda Straits Amsterdam: c. 1735 ink and pigment on parchment; 71 x 94 cm Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth, nla.map-vn4601302

Samuel Wallis (1728–1795) Otaheite [Tahiti] or King George’s Island c. 1767 pen and wash; 28.7 x 44 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an3099876

John Gore (c. 1729–1790) Entries dated 25 June–7 July 1767 in Log of the Voyage of HMS Dolphin to the South Seas volume 2 1767 ink; 38.3 x 24 cm Manuscripts Collection, MS 4

Cooks Voyages

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thomas R. Poole (1765–1837) Captain James Cook, wax portrait relief 1795–1815 wax and oak; 23.5 x 20.5 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn5632228 Recent Acquisition

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

Wedgwood and Bentley Portrait Medallion of Captain Cook c. 1777 white and blue jasper; 8.4 x 6.6 cm (medallion), 11 x 9.3 cm (frame) Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4366541

Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Staffordshire, Plaque of Captain James Cook [after Webber] 1957 white and blue jasper; 10 x 7 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7743367

Cook memorial medal ‘Courage and Perseverance’, struck soon after news of Cook’s death reached England 1780 bronze; 3.7 cm diameter Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn5149543

Lewis Pingo (1743–1830) Medal issued by the Royal Society, London, to commemorate Cook, ‘the most intrepid explorer of the oceans’ 1784 bronze; 4.3 cm diameter Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23272630 Lewis Pingo (1743–1830) Medal issued by the Royal Society, London, showing Fortune with the inscription ‘Our own have left nothing untried’ 1784 silver; 4.3 cm diameter Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23272620

W.G. (?) 200th anniversary medal issued by Commemorative International Ltd for The Commercial Bank of Australia, Ltd 1970 gold; 4.5 cm diameter Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6137976

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

William Hodges (1744–1797) Man of Tanna 1774 red chalk and pencil; 54.3 x 37.1 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2720570

William Hodges (1744 – 1797) Woman of Tanna 1774 red chalk; 54.2 x 37.3cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2717054

John Webber (1752–1793) Portrait of Poedooa [Poedua], daughter of Orea, King of Ulaitea, Society Islands c. 1782-85 oil on canvas; 144.7 x 93.5 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2253409

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

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

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 Smyth (1750–1790) Entry dated 19 January 1788 in Journal 1787–1789 ink; 20 x 17 cm Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms4568

Convict Uprising at Castle Hill [Also known as Battle of Vinegar Hill] 1804 watercolour; 31.2 x 41.3 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an5577479

Port Jackson Painter (active 1788–1790s) Aboriginal Hunting Implements and Weapons c. 1790 watercolour; 30 x 46.3 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an5600392

Attributed to George Raper (1769–1796) Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) 1789 watercolour; 34.3 x 20.4 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3579172 Purchased From The Ducie-Moreton Family, 2005

John Hunter (1737–1821) Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) in Birds & Flowers of Drawn on the Spot in 1788, ‘89 & ’90 1788–1790 watercolour; 22.6 x 18.3 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an3148520

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 Inscribed on the Australian UNESCO Memory of the World Register, 2011

William Westall (1781–1850) Views on the East Coast of Australia c. 1802 watercolour, 31.3 x 44.4 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an4577631

Augustus Earle (1793–1838) Waterfall in Australia c. 1830 oil on canvas; 71 x 83.2 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2273848

Conrad Martens (1801–1878) View of Fort Street and the North Shore, from Flagstaff Hill 1843 oil on canvas; 31.3 x 79.4 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2271531

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: Admiralty Hydrographical Office, 1822 engraving; 65.4 x 96.1 cm Maps Collection, nla.map-rm1777

Joseph Lycett (c. 1775–1828) Aborigines Resting by Camp Fire, Near the Mouth of the Hunter River, Newcastle, New South Wales in The Lycett Album c. 1820 watercolour; 17.7 x 29.7 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2962715-s15

Edward Close (1790–1866) Sketchbook of Scenes of Sydney, Broken Bay, Newcastle and Region, New South Wales 1817–1840 pencil, ink and watercolour; 23.5 x 59 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an4563834-s16

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 Collection, 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

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 Collection, nla.pic-an2273979

John Michael Crossland (1800–1858) Portrait of Samuel Kandwillan, a Pupil of the Natives’ Training Institution, Poonindie, South Australia 1854 oil on canvas; 98.6 x 78.9 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2242495

Charles Louis Gabriel (1857–1927) Two women at Gundagai Railway Station c. 1900 glass plate negative; 10.1 x 12.6 cm Butcher and Bell Collections Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an8526479-768

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 Collection, nla.pic-an5598040

John Glover (1767–1849) Van Diemen’s Land Sketchbook 1834–1835 pencil, pen and ink, wash; 18.2 x 27 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an4621485 and nla.pic-an4621531

Colony of Victoria Miner’s licence for the Victorian goldfields, No. 113, 30th April 1853 ink and screened process print, 19.7 x 19.4 cm Manuscripts Collection, nla.cat-vn2657831

Samuel Thomas (S.T.) Gill (1818–1880) License [i.e. Licence] Inspected, Forrest Creek Melbourne: Macartney & Galbraith, 1852 hand-coloured lithograph ; 17 x 12.5 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2392675

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 Frank Clune Collection Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7969455

George Lacy (1816–1878?) Capture of Bushrangers at Night by Gold Police c. 1852 watercolour; 32.1 x 40.3 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an3103554

A.H. Massina & Co. The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition, Departure of the Expedition (Based on the Bas-relief on Base of Charles Summer's Burke and Wills Monument in Swanston Street, Melbourne) 1860s–1870s tinted lithograph; 37.5 x 48 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an8960197

Robert O’Hara Burke (1821–1861) Portion of Diary Kept by Robert O’Hara Burke on the Expedition, 16 December 1860–20 January 1861 pencil on ledger paper; 9 x 16 cm Papers of Burke and Wills Expedition Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms30

William John Wills (1834–1861) Journal of trip from Cooper Creek towards Adelaide 23 April – late June 1861 pencil on ledger paper; 39 x 12 cm Papers Of Burke And Wills Expedition Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms30-7

William Monop (c. 1843–c. 1913) Drawn and Coloured by Monop (Male): A Ballarruk of Nyeerrgoo (Victoria Plains) c. 1907 crayon and pencil, 25.3 x 63.5 cm Papers of Daisy Bates Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms365

Tommy McRae (1842–1901) Drawings by Tommy McRae, an Aboriginal of the Wahgunyah Tribe on the Murray River 1880 ink on ledger paper, 18.3 x 25.5 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6431252-5 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 Collection, nla.pic-an6227518

Christina Macpherson (1864–1936) Waltzing Matilda, with lyrics by A.B. (Banjo) Paterson and music by Christina Macpherson c.1895 ink and pencil; 31.0 x24.8cm (each sheet) Papers of Christina Macpherson relating to the song Waltzing Matilda Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms9065-3 Presented by Joan Macrae on behalf of Macpherson descendants, 1996

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

Attributed to Aldolarius Humphrey Boyd (1829–1891) Thomas Molineaux, per Isabella 2, Taken at Port Arthur 1874 albumen print on carte-de-visite mount, 10.5 x 6.3 cm Convict portraits, Port Arthur, 1874 Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4270177

Attributed to Aldolarius Humphrey Boyd (1829–1891) John Edington, Native, Robbery 2 Years, Taken at Port Arthur 1874 albumen print on carte-de-visite mount, 10.5 x 6.5 cm Convict portraits, Port Arthur, 1874 Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4269866

Attributed to Aldolarius Humphrey Boyd (1829–1891) Henry Cavanagh at Port Arthur, Tasmania 1874 albumen print on carte-de-visite mount, 10.5 x 6.5 cm Convict portraits, Port Arthur, 1874 Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3660505

Attributed to Aldolarius Humphrey Boyd (1829–1891) William Mumford, per Agusta [i.e. Augusta] Jessie, Taken at Port Arthur 1874 albumen print on carte-de-visite mount, 10.4 x 6.3 cm Convict portraits, Port Arthur, 1874 Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24612787

Marian Ellis Rowan (1848–1922) Tropical Fish 1917 watercolour, 76.2 x 55.8 cm Ellis Rowan Collection Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an6632783

Tom Roberts (1856–1931) Sketch Portrait of HRH the Duke of Cornwall and York, Later King George V 1903 oil on wood panel; 43 x 26.2 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2284257

Program of the Visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to Sydney 1901 leather, silk, ink; 22.0 x 14.5 cm Papers of Sir Edmund Barton Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms51-10-1248-s1

Australia in the 20th century

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 after W.A. FRY There’s Room for You: Jump Aboard c. 1915 17 Castlereagh St. Sydney: William Brooks & Co. lithographers chromolithograph; 76 x 50.5 cm Pictures Collection; nla.pic-an7697011-7

Frank Hurley (1885–1962) Panoramic View of the Discovery Approaching Corinthian Bay, Heard Island 1929 gelatin silver print; 17.6 x 53 cm British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) panoramas Pictures Collection; nla.pic-vn4973199 Recent Acquisition

Frank Hurley (1885–1962) Panoramic View of the Discovery Sailing through Melted Ice on Calm Waters, Antarctica 1929 gelatin silver print; 17.6 x 53 cm British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) panoramas Pictures Collection; nla.pic-vn4973555 Recent Acquisition

Tommy Woodcock Leads Phar Lap, Ridden by William ‘Billy’ Elliot, towards the Floral Presentation after Winning the Agua Caliente Handicap in Mexico, 20 March 1932 gelatin silver print on card; 12.5 x 17 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3549356

Phar Lap, Ridden by William ‘Billy’ Elliot, with Trainer Tommy Woodcock after Winning the Agua Caliente Handicap in Mexico, 20 March 1932 gelatin silver print on card; 12.3 x 17.5 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3549369

Harold Cazneaux (1878–1953) Arch in the Sky c. 1930 gelatin silver print; 33.2 x 25.4 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an2381164

Ethel Carrick (1872–1952) Canberra c. 1944 oil on canvas; 46.5 x 61 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3255390

James Northfield (1887–1973) Canberra, Federal Capital & Garden City, Australia Melbourne: Australian National Travel Association (ANTA), c. 1930 offset lithograph; 101.3 x 63.4 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24506419

Jeff Carter (1928–2010) Tobacco Road 1955 or 1956 gelatin silver print; 30.6 x 26.8 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an24537312

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

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 Charles Kingsford Smith (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, nla.cat-vn742484

Samuel Garnet Wells (1885–1964) ‚It’s Now a Very Small World We Live In‛ [Charles Kingsford Smith] 1928 ink and gouache; 35.7 x 25.4 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn3822543

Dorothy Wall (1894–1942) Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian Sydney: Angus & Robertson Ltd, 1933 Australian Rare Books Collection, nla.cat-vn2770260

Donald Friend (1915–1989) Diaries of Donald Friend: Disasters of War (Desastres de la Guerra), Volume 9 1943 mixed media; 24.8 x 41 cm Manuscripts Collection; nla.cat-vn2912709 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, nla.cat-vn2912709 Donated by Emeritus Professor David de Long, 2010

J.N.D. Harrison (1911–1980) Diary Kept at Changi Prison, Singapore 1942–1945 pencil and ink; 33.5 x 43.5 cm Papers of John Noel Douglas Harrison Manuscripts Collection, nla.cat-vn2011738

John Olsen (b. 1928) Manuscript of Salute to Five Bells: John Olsen's Opera House Journal 1971– 1973 watercolour and ink; 77 x 50 cm Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms8015-2-s10

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

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-ms9982-4.6.1 Recent acquisition

Brendan Hennessy Portrait of Patrick White 1984 digital reproduction of 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 Recent acquisition

Peter Porter OAM (1929-2010) Notebook containing draft of The Melbourne General Cemetery between 1984 & 1988 ink; 23 x 17 cm Papers of Peter Porter c. 1952–2006 Manuscripts Collection; nla.ms-ms6640

Elyne Mitchell OAM (1913–2002) First page from a draft of The Silver Brumby c. 1957 typescript and ink; 26.2 x 21 cm Papers of Elyne Mitchell c. 1928–2002 Manuscripts Collection; nla.cat-vn186219

Les Murray AO (b. 1938) Draft manuscript of Shoal c. 1992 ink; 29.7 x 21 cm Papers of Les Murray 1951–2003 Manuscripts Collection; nla.cat-vn1099918

Richard Flanagan (b. 1961) First page from a draft of Death of a River Guide c. 1993 typescript and pen; 29.7 x 21 cm Papers of Richard Flanagan c. 1989–1998 Manuscripts Collection; nla.cat-vn3944056 Recent Acquisition

Robert Klippel (1920–2001) Untitled in Fully Bound: Over to Hal Missingham: A Tribute with Love and Affection 1971 mixed media Papers of Hal Missingham Manuscripts Collection, nla.ms-ms3940-8-1-s7

Gordon Bennett (b. 1955) Notes to Basquiat: Untitled 1999 synthetic polymer paint on canvas; 53.4 x 53.4 cm Pictures Collection, nla.cat-vn5857643 New acquisition

Tonina Dorati (b. 1945) Faust Costume for Joan Sutherland as Marguerite, Sutherland-Williamson Opera Season 1965 gouache, ink, pencil and wash on card; 51 x 36.5 cm Pictures Collection; nla.cat-vn3304982

Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti, Last Night [La Traviata, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Sydney 6 October 1965 ] gelatin silver print; 19.7 x 24.2 cm Lady Viola Tait Collection Pictures Collection; nla.cat-vn3600850

Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901) La Traviata: Opera in Three Acts 1900 London: Novello Company & Limited lithograph, typescript, ink and pencil; 26.5 x 16.5 cm J.C. Williamson collection of performance materials Music Collection: nla.mus-vn3418731

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, nla.ms-ms8822 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

Edward Koiki Mabo (1936–1992) E. Mabo’s Portion of Ai 1980s ink, felt-tip pen and highlighter pen; 33 x 20 cm Papers of Bryan Keon-Cohen: The Mabo Case Manuscripts Collection; nla.ms-ms9518-1-1x-s5 NLA - Z

Edward Stanford Ltd, London Atlas of the British Empire: Reproduced from the Original Made for Her Majesty Queen Mary’s Doll’s House 1925 offset lithograph, gilded leather; 23 x 18 cm Maps Collection, nla.map-ra314

Miles Coverdale (1488–1569) The Whole Byble, that Is the Holy Scripture of the Olde and Newe Testament Faythfully Translated into Englyshe by Myles Couerdale, and Newly Ouersene and Correcte. Set Forth with the Kynges Mooste Gracious Licence Zurich: Christopher Froschover for Andrewe Hester, dwellynge in Paules churchyard at the sygne of the whyte horse, and are there to be solde, 1550 (2nd edition) Overseas Rare Books Collection, nla.cat-vn4039346

Geoff Pryor (b. 1944) Let’s Hear it for Librarians! 2002 pen, ink and wash on board; 26 x 38.7 cm Pryor Collection of Cartoons and Drawings Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn5179170

William Hardy Wilson (1881–1955) Dorking, Britain, China, Kurrajong 1953 french crayon; 51 x 39.5 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4282004

Ethiopian Healing Scroll late 1800s natural vegetable dye on vellum Manuscripts Collection, nla.cat-vn3297661

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (1888–1960) Cocktails in the Bush c. 1927 pen, ink and watercolour; 42.3 x 36.1 cm Pictures Collection, nla.cat-vn895902

Shoka hanʼei sugoroku between 1869 and 1900 woodblock print; 73 x 74 cm (irregular) Asian Collection, nla.pic-vn4901830

Carl Linnaeus (author, 1707–1778) and Georg Dionysius Ehret (illustrator, 1708–1770) Hortus Cliffortianus Plantas exhibens quas in hortis tam vivis quam siccis Hartecampi in Hollandia coluit vir nobilissimus & generosissimus Georgius Clifford juris utriusque doctor (Clifford’s Garden ...) Amsterdam: 1737 Clifford Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection, nla.cat-vn2615953

A.J. Cumming, Government Printer, Brisbane Invitation to a Banquet Given by the Government of for His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on 28 July 1920 offset lithograph; 18.5 x 11 cm Ephemera Collection, nla.aus-vn3804279

Peter Sculthorpe (b. 1929) It’s Blossom Time, Words and Music by P.J. Sculthorpe, Op. 4 No. 3 c. 1943 orchestra list: typescript; 34.5 x 25.5 cm score: ink and transfer; 34.5 x 25.5 cm Papers of Peter Sculthorpe Manuscripts Collection, nla.cat-vn109182

Robert Desnos (author, 1900–1945) and Olga Kowalewsky (illustrator) 30 Chantefables pour les enfants sages à chanter sur n’importe quel air (Thirty Sung Stories for Good Children to Sing to Any Tune) Paris: Librairie Gründ, 1944 Australian Rare Books Collection, nla.cat-vn5548263 Recent acquisition

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961) Bookplate for Keith Murdoch 1944 woodcut; 14 x 10.7 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an11038109

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961) Bookplate for Will Ashton 1950 woodcut; 12.5 x 9 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an11032555

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961) Bookplate for John Ferguson 1914 etching; 12.5 x 9 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an11052757

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961) Bookplate for Robert Menzies 1940 woodcut; 12.6 x 9.6 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an11031064

Mortimer Menpes (1855–1938) La Gioconda c. 1905 shellac on oil on cardboard; 52.9 x 37.2 cm Mortimer Menpes Collection of Reproductions of the Great Masters Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an23505267

The Fiji Observer and West Pacific Advertiser, no. 55, Friday 15 July 1887 ink on tapa; 45 x 29 cm Overseas Rare Books Collection, nla.cat-vn2569441

John Gould (publisher, 1804–1881), Nicholas Vigors (author, 1785–1840) and Elizabeth Gould (illustrator, 1804–1841) A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains London: John Gould, 1832 Mathews Collection Australian Rare Books Collection, nla.cat-vn1682604

Gordon Clive Bleeck (author, 1907–1971) and Maurice Bramley (artist, 1898– 1975) Cover Proof for Master-mind Menace c. 1950 offset lithograph; 23 x 17 cm G.C. Bleeck Collection Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6097978

Gordon Clive Bleeck (author, 1907–1971) and Maurice Bramley (artist, 1898– 1975) Cover Proof for Depths of Death c. 1950 offset lithograph; 25 x 19 cm G.C. Bleeck Collection Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn6097924

Qur’ān Persia: between c. 1850 and 1899 ink and gilding on waxed paper, bound in lacquer covers; 16 x 10 x 2.8 cm Manuscripts Collection, nla.cat-vn1353234

after Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau (artist, 1769–1857) and Ivan Fedorovich Krusenstern (author, 1770–1846) Mushchina ostrova Nukagivy v izpeshchrennom vidie (An Inhabitant of the Island of Nukahiva) in Puteshestvie vokrug svieta v 1803, 4, 5 i 1806 godakh: Po povelieniiu Ego Imperatorskago Velichestva Aleksandra Pervago, na karabliakh Nadezhdie i Nevie (Journey around the World in the Years 1803, 1804, 1805 and 1806 at the Command of His Imperial Majesty Alexander I in the Ships Nadezhda and Neva)Saint Petersburg, Russia: Morskaia Tipografiia, 1809–1813 Maps Collection, nla.cat-vn2171626 A Bicentennial gift from the Minnamurra Foundation, 1988

Walter Charleton (1619–1707) Chorea gigantum (The Giants’ Dance): Or the Most Famous Antiquity of Great-Britain, Vulgarly Called Stone-heng Standing on Salisbury Plain, Restored to the Danes London: printed for Henry Herringman at the Sign of the Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange, 1663 David Nichol Smith Collection Overseas Rare Books Collection, nla.cat-vn948791

Loudon Sainthill (1919–1969) A Tree Creature, The Tempest 1951 watercolour and ink on paper; 59 x 41.3 cm Pictures Collection, nla.pic-vn4364633 Recent acquisition

Goodie Reeve (music and lyrics, 1898–1978) for Clifford, Love and Co., Sydney Eat Your Uncle Toby’s Every Day Sydney: Printed by Clifford Love and Co., c. 1935 offset lithograph; 25.5 x 20 cm (closed) Music Collection, nla.mus-an5892251

Louis Pasteur (1822–1895) Letter to Mrs Priestley, 30 December 1887 ink; 21 x 26.5 cm Manuscripts Collection, nla.cat-vn644760

The Wiggles (music and lyrics) and Graham Jesse (arrangement) Shake Your Sillies out 1994 pencil; 29 x 39.4 cm (each sheet) Geoff Harvey Collection of Music Arranged for Australian Television 1960– 1998 Music Collection, nla.cat-vn4965474 Recent acquisition

Ludwig Schmidt (engraver) after Andreas Kruger (artist, 1743–1805) and Marcus Bloch (author and publisher, 1723–1799) Xiphias gladius plate 76 from Ichtyologie, ou histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére des poisons (Ichthyology, or Natural History, General and Particular Fish) Paris and Berlin: Marcus Bloch, 1795–1797 hand-coloured engraving; 20.2 x 42 cm Rex Nan Kivell Collection Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an10098998

Quality Games Pty Ltd Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Game c. 1962 offset lithograph on board; 49 x 28 cm Maps Collection, nla.cat-vn4497965

Drop Mail Pouch and Tail from the LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin 1934 cotton, paraffin wax; 14.8 x 190 cm Crome Collection Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7852978

Photograph of Mail Parachute Dropped by LZ 129 Hindenburg 1937 gelatin silver print; 17.5 x 13.5 cm Crome Collection Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7852978