OctopusWatercolour 401 by the Port Jackson Painter, from the Watling Collection
Dacelo novaeguineae, laughing kookaburraDrawing No. 57, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection
Map of Australia, showing her natural and industrial resources. 20th century
Strigops habroptilus, kakapoWatercolour by John Gerrard Keulemans (c. 1887-1905), from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A history of the Birds of New Zealand (1887-88)
Livistona humilis, sand palmPlate 225 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Defenders of the Empire - British Military MightDefenders of the Empire - an allegory: King Edward VII stands surrounded by his loyal and devoted military. Image produced by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd
Banksia integrifolia, coastal banksiaFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Cephalotus follicularis, Australian pitcher plantAn illustration by Ferdinand Bauer of an Australian pitcher plant, one of the few plants capable of trapping and digesting insects
Weird looking Fat Striped Fish illustrationOne of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert
Ahaetulla prasina, Short-nosed vine snakeHand-coloured engraving from An account of Indian Serpents collected on the coast of Coromandel. The Patrick Russell Collection 1796 Date: 1796
Telopea speciosissima, waratahDrawing 432 from the Watling Collection by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797. Illustration entitled Warratta
Macrozamia communis, burrawang palmDrawing LS 16 from the Watling Collection by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797. Illustration entitled Buroowang
Erythrura gouldiae, Gouldian finchPlate 89, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Australia, Vol. 3, (1840-1848)
Thylacinus cynocephalus, thylacineThe last known thylacine, or Tasmanian Wolf, to survive in captivity. It died on 7 September 1936 in the Beaumaris Zoo, Hobart, Tasmania
Malacosteus niger, stoplight loosejawDeep sea fish found off Tasmania, Australia. Specimen held in the collections at the Natural History Museum, London
Janthina violacea, violet snailWatercolour 398 by Thomas Watling, entitled Boala, from the Watling Collection
Metrosideros excelsa, Christmas treeFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Eucalyptus pruinosa, silver-leaved boxPlate 56 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Opal gem with opal rockThe polished gem is from an unknown locality while the rough specimen of opal rock comes from Baracoo River, Queensland, Australia
Banksia coccinea, scarlet banksiaPlate 139 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Hydromys chrysogaster, water ratPlate 1 from a collection of 49 original watercolour drawings of animals by Ferdinand Lucas Bauer (1760-1826), from the H.M.S. Investigator expedition to Australia, 1801-1803
A Cannibal Feast, Charles E Gordon FrazerA Cannibal Feast on the island of Tanna in the New Hebrides, by Charles E Gordon Frazer (1863-1899)
Phormium tenax, New Zealand flaxA watercolour commissioned by Sir Joseph Banks and sketched by Sydney Parkinson during the Endeavour Voyage. Parkinson died at sea before he could complete it
Cacatua leadbeateri, Major Mitchells cockatooPlate 2, hand coloured lihtograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Australia, Vol. 5 (1840-1848)
Pomfret illustrationOne of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert
Stylidium scandens, climbing trigger plantPlate 82 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Macropus giganteus, eastern gray kangaroo and Xanthorrhoea sGum-plant, and Kangooroo of New Holland. Drawing 56 By George Raper, 1789
Portrait of an Aboriginal man, named BennelongDrawing 41 from the Watling Collection titled Native name Ben-nel-long, as painted when angry after Botany Bay Colebee was wounded by Port Jackson Painter, c. 1790
Strelitzia reginae, golden bird of paradise
Fish illustrationOne of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert
Banksia speciosa, showy banksiaPlate 140 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
View of Grotto Point, looking north-east towards the harbourDrawing 7 from the Watling Collection titled A View in N.S. Wales. Grotto Point in the entrance of Port Jackson by a Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797
The Murchison CM2 carbonaceous chondriteMurchison fell in September 1969, in Victoria, Australia. It is rich in indigenous (i.e. not terrestrial contaminant) amino acids and other organic molecules
Psephotus dissimilis, hooded parrotPlate 14 from Ferdinand Lucas Bauers zoological watercolours and drawings observed during Captain Matthew Flinders circumnavigational survey of Australia (Investigator 1801-1803)
Hatteria punctata, great fringed lizard of New Zealand. Illustration taken from The Lizards of Australian and New Zealand by Gray, John Edward (1800-1875)
Gallirallus philippensis, buff-banded railDrawing No. 45, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection
Black jewfishOne of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert
Corynocarpus laevigatus, karaka treeFinished watercolour by John Frederick Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Scene in New Zealand, with some of its remarkable birdsPlate 13 from Alfred Russel Wallaces The Geographical Distribution of Animals, (1876)
Semioptera wallacei, standardwingPlate 52, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Australia, Supplementary volume, (1840-1848)
Entomyzon cyanotis, blue-faced honeyeaterDrawing No. 49, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection
The Bank of Australasia, Collins StreetBlack and white image of the exterior of the Bank of Australasia (now the Sebel Melbourne Hotel), Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia. Part of Box 100, Melbourne, Boswell Collection
Fire antWatercolour 405 by the Port Jackson Painter, entitled Mong, from the Watling Collection
View of Sydney Harbour, Sydney, AustraliaA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Dromaius novaehollandiae, emuDrawing No. 67, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection
Poster, P&O Cruises to the Far East - Egypt, India, China, Japan, Australasia Date: 1910
Melachrino AdvertisementAdvertisement for Melachrino, importers of Egyptian cigarettes throughout Australasia. Image shows a man, smoking whilst seated on a comfy armchair, with the phrase
Kodak Advertisement IllustrationThis advertisement illustration for Kodak shows a seated mother and daughter, holding a Kodak camera, which creates pictures with special charm. Date: circa 1922
