Treasures Gallery Exhibition checklist February 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, 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.