Maps & ChartsA sample of the cartographic delights held in the collection with a distinctly Australian flavour. Date Range: 1541-1836 Ship ModelsNotable ships of the Australian context in diminutive form. Date Range: 1768-1890 Maritime PaintingsVessels and locations of the colony, captured in time and colour. Date Range: 1793-1849 ManuscriptsHandwritten and printed documents linked to personalities and events from first contact to early colonial years. Date Range: Commemorative MedallionsThe European exploration of Australia and early pioneering years commemorated. Date Range: 1619-1880 PortraitsNotable personalities instrumental in Australia's early colonial history and development. Date Range: Indigenous HistoryArtefacts & early contact colonial impressions of the region's indigenous peoples. Date Range: 1800-1950 Landscape PaintingsRare and detailed glimpses of the early colonial Australian natural and built landscape. Date Range: BooksBound volumes of personal notes and official publications from early exploratory voyages to and settlement in Australia. Date Range: CurrencyNumismatics from the early colonial era and notable shipwrecks in Australian waters. Date Range: PrintsSpecial edition prints - aquatints and mezzotints - of well known paintings in the Australian context. Date Range: ArchaeologyObjects from land and shipwrecks in Australian waters relevant to the colonial history of Australia and the Foundation's work. Date Range:
