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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Bougainvillea spectabilis Nyctaginaceae Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter		Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Pratt Ware oval plaque portrait of Captain James Cook Pratt Ware Portrait Plaque Captain Cook collection Apply Pratt Ware Portrait Plaque Captain Cook collection filter	Plaques Apply Plaques filter		Captain James Cook Apply Captain James Cook filter	1780 Apply 1780 filter
Poster of Eddie Mabo, by Clifford Beresford Robinson, 1993 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Townsville, Queensland, Australia Apply Townsville, Queensland, Australia filter	Clifford B. Robinson Apply Clifford B. Robinson filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Wedgwood & Bentley blue jasper medallion portrait of botanis... Wedgwood & Bentley Portrait Medallions collection Apply Wedgwood & Bentley Portrait Medallions collection filter	Portrait medallions Apply Portrait medallions filter	England Apply England filter	Wedgwood Apply Wedgwood filter	1775 Apply 1775 filter
Glimpse of the Captain Cook Graving Dock from the Botanical ... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Captain Cook Graving Dock, Garden Island, Sydney, New South Wales, ... Apply Captain Cook Graving Dock, Garden Island, Sydney, New South Wales, ... filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Letter from Reserve Bank to ATSIC regarding selection of Dav... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter	1995 Apply 1995 filter
Exhibition loan receipt for Captain Cook's Chart Rule, 1905 Captain Cook Plane Table Frame collection Apply Captain Cook Plane Table Frame collection filter	Receipts Apply Receipts filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	London Exhibitions Limited Apply London Exhibitions Limited filter	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Engraved print titled 'Supposed Native Tombs', by George Gre... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	George Grey Apply George Grey filter	1841 Apply 1841 filter
Royal Society of London Cook Medal Royal Society Cook Medal collection Apply Royal Society Cook Medal collection filter	Medals Apply Medals filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Lewis Pingo Apply Lewis Pingo filter	1784 Apply 1784 filter
Bomarea edulis Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter		Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Syzygium suborbiculare Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Mounts Apply Mounts filter	Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Crataeva religiosa Capparidaceae Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter		Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Wedgwood & Bentley blue jasper medallion portrait of navigat... Wedgwood & Bentley Portrait Medallions collection Apply Wedgwood & Bentley Portrait Medallions collection filter	Portrait medallions Apply Portrait medallions filter	England Apply England filter	Wedgwood Apply Wedgwood filter	1779 Apply 1779 filter
Plane table frame used by Captain James Cook Captain Cook Plane Table Frame collection Apply Captain Cook Plane Table Frame collection filter	Surveying equipment Apply Surveying equipment filter	England Apply England filter	Captain James Cook Apply Captain James Cook filter	1768 Apply 1768 filter
Lomandra longifolia subsp. Longifolia Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter		Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Child's drawing - Captain Cook by Barnabas Tipiloura, Bathur... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Barnabas Tipiloura Apply Barnabas Tipiloura filter
Australia offends pacific nations Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Ron Tandberg Apply Mr Ron Tandberg filter	1996 Apply 1996 filter
Political cartoon titled 'MABO', by Geoff Pryor, 1993 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Political cartoons Apply Political cartoons filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Mr Geoff Pryor Apply Mr Geoff Pryor filter
Australian Overseas Fleet John Beagle collection Apply John Beagle collection filter	Handbills Apply Handbills filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tony Alfreddo Apply Tony Alfreddo filter	1983 Apply 1983 filter
Child's drawing - Captain Cook by David Marrputja Mununggurr Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala School, Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Au... Apply Yirrkala School, Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Au... filter	David Marrputja Mununggur Apply David Marrputja Mununggur filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
Frawleys chocolate tin People's Paraphernalia collection no. 23 Apply People's Paraphernalia collection no. 23 filter	Chocolate boxes Apply Chocolate boxes filter	Botany Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Botany Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Samuel Calvert Apply Samuel Calvert filter	1865 Apply 1865 filter
Helichrysum rupicola Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter		Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Banksia integrifolia Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter		Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
'L'immortel Cook', a marble portrait bust of Captain James C... Captain Cook Portrait Bust collection Apply Captain Cook Portrait Bust collection filter	Sculptures Apply Sculptures filter		Captain James Cook Apply Captain James Cook filter
The lucky country Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Ron Tandberg Apply Mr Ron Tandberg filter	1996 Apply 1996 filter
Captain Cook's monument, Kurnell Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Kurnell, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Kurnell, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Captain James Cook Apply Captain James Cook filter	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Department of the Parliamentary Library Information Storage ... Terry Fox collection Apply Terry Fox collection filter	Government records Apply Government records filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Eddie K. Mabo Apply Eddie K. Mabo filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Letter of thanks from London Exhibitions Ltd, 1905 Captain Cook Plane Table Frame collection Apply Captain Cook Plane Table Frame collection filter	Business letters Apply Business letters filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	London Exhibitions Limited Apply London Exhibitions Limited filter	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Wedgwood & Bentley blue jasper medallion portrait of botanis... Wedgwood & Bentley Portrait Medallions collection Apply Wedgwood & Bentley Portrait Medallions collection filter	Portrait medallions Apply Portrait medallions filter	England Apply England filter	Wedgwood Apply Wedgwood filter	1775 Apply 1775 filter
Myoporum acuminatum Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter		Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Seated Staffordshire porcelain figurine of Captain James Coo... Staffordshire Figurine collection Apply Staffordshire Figurine collection filter	Human figures Apply Human figures filter	Dudley, Staffordshire, England Apply Dudley, Staffordshire, England filter	Alpha Factory Apply Alpha Factory filter	1845 Apply 1845 filter
Leptospermum squarrosum - engraving Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter		Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Woodchipping in Australia Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Ron Tandberg Apply Mr Ron Tandberg filter	1996 Apply 1996 filter
Erythrina vespertilio Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Mounts Apply Mounts filter	Endeavour River, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia Apply Endeavour River, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia filter	Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Child's drawing - Captain Cook by Ricky Whitton, Sydney NSW Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ricky Whitton Apply Ricky Whitton filter
Silver presentation case for a magnifying glass Captain Cook Magnifier collection Apply Captain Cook Magnifier collection filter	Presentation cases Apply Presentation cases filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	William Bayly Apply William Bayly filter	1776 Apply 1776 filter
MABO Treaty, by Alan Moir Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Mr Alan Moir Apply Mr Alan Moir filter
Banksia serrata Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter		Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Child's drawing - Captain Cook by Dennis Jack, Mornington Is... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Dennis Jack Apply Dennis Jack filter
Medal to commemorate the bicentenary of the discovery of the... TE Hanley collection no. 1 Apply TE Hanley collection no. 1 filter	Commemorative medals Apply Commemorative medals filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	James Berry Apply James Berry filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Oval grey wax bas-relief portrait plaque of Captain James Co... Wax Matrix Portrait Plaque Captain Cook collection Apply Wax Matrix Portrait Plaque Captain Cook collection filter	Plaques Apply Plaques filter	England, United Kingdom Apply England, United Kingdom filter	Captain James Cook Apply Captain James Cook filter	1777 Apply 1777 filter
Brass telescope eyepiece used by Captain John Gore Jack Gallaway collection Apply Jack Gallaway collection filter	Telescope accessories Apply Telescope accessories filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	Peter Dollond Apply Peter Dollond filter	1761 Apply 1761 filter
Landing Place, Captain Cook, Kurnell, Botany Bay Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Kurnell, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Kurnell, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Captain James Cook Apply Captain James Cook filter	1908 Apply 1908 filter
We Have Survived. "PRODUCED AS PART OF THE 'WE HAVE SURVIVED... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Bede Tungatalum Apply Bede Tungatalum filter
Creamware pottery teapot and lid by William Greatbatch c.177... Captain Cook Teapot collection Apply Captain Cook Teapot collection filter	Teapots Apply Teapots filter	Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Apply Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom filter	William Greatbatch Apply William Greatbatch filter	1776 Apply 1776 filter
Grevillea parallela Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter		Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Cartoon of John Howard saying 'YOU'LL WORK LONGER, GET PAID ... Ron Tandberg collection Apply Ron Tandberg collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ron Tandberg Apply Mr Ron Tandberg filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Painting by Dinny Nyliba (McDinny) titled 'Captain Cook' Dinny Nyliba (McDinny) collection no. 2 Apply Dinny Nyliba (McDinny) collection no. 2 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Dinny Nyliba (McDinny) Apply Mr Dinny Nyliba (McDinny) filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Aboriginal people in custody Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Ron Tandberg Apply Mr Ron Tandberg filter	1996 Apply 1996 filter
Postcard featuring photograph of Hyde Park and Captain Cook'... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Hyde Park, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Hyde Park, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter
Cartoon of a line at the CES (Commonwealth Employment Servic... Ron Tandberg collection Apply Ron Tandberg collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ron Tandberg Apply Mr Ron Tandberg filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Cartoon of John Gorton and Captain Cook's canon Jeffrey Frith collection Apply Jeffrey Frith collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter		Mr Jeffrey Frith Apply Mr Jeffrey Frith filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Dendrobium discolor Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Mounts Apply Mounts filter	Endeavour River, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia Apply Endeavour River, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia filter	Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
The gun debate Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Ron Tandberg Apply Mr Ron Tandberg filter	1996 Apply 1996 filter
Facsimile of newspaper clipping titled 'Man of the Land', Th... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Debra Jopson Apply Debra Jopson filter	2000 Apply 2000 filter
Postcard titled"Captain Cook, Born 1728, Discovered Australi... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Taree, New South Wales, Australia Apply Taree, New South Wales, Australia filter	HMB Endeavour Apply HMB Endeavour filter	1907 Apply 1907 filter
Wedgwood & Bentley blue jasper portrait medallion of natural... Banks Medallion collection Apply Banks Medallion collection filter	Portrait medallions Apply Portrait medallions filter	England Apply England filter	Wedgwood Apply Wedgwood filter	1775 Apply 1775 filter
Epacris longiflora Banks Florilegium collection Apply Banks Florilegium collection filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter		Alecto Historical Editions Apply Alecto Historical Editions filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Glass lens and brass lens cover for a telescope used by Rear... Jack Gallaway collection Apply Jack Gallaway collection filter	Telescope lenses Apply Telescope lenses filter		Captain John Gore Apply Captain John Gore filter
Captain Cook Bicentenary Gweneth Meyers collection Apply Gweneth Meyers collection filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter		Mr Morris H. Meyers OBE Apply Mr Morris H. Meyers OBE filter