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New Holland Collection (#3)

"New Holland: A Tapestry of Exploration, Diversity

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 110. Unidentified Bird (w / c on paper)

Page 110. Unidentified Bird (w / c on paper)
5671007 Page 110. Unidentified Bird (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N. [New] Holland etc)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 85. Sooty Tern. Sterna novae Hollandae. New Holland Tern (Watling 342 / 274

Page 85. Sooty Tern. Sterna novae Hollandae. New Holland Tern (Watling 342 / 274
5670981 Page 85. Sooty Tern. Sterna novae Hollandae. New Holland Tern (Watling 342/274) (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 83. Female Golden Plover (w / c on paper)

Page 83. Female Golden Plover (w / c on paper)
5670978 Page 83. Female Golden Plover (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N. [New] Holland etc)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 77. Unidentified bird (w / c on paper)

Page 77. Unidentified bird (w / c on paper)
5670970 Page 77. Unidentified bird (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N. [New] Holland etc)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 75. Unidentified bird. N. Holland Goatsucker (w / c on paper)

Page 75. Unidentified bird. N. Holland Goatsucker (w / c on paper)
5670967 Page 75. Unidentified bird. N. Holland Goatsucker (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 56. Unidentified bird. Turdus leucotis. 57. Red-browed Finch

Page 56. Unidentified bird. Turdus leucotis. 57. Red-browed Finch
5670949 Page 56. Unidentified bird. Turdus leucotis. 57. Red-browed Finch. Turdus new (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 51 Dollarbird. Coracius orientalis (w / c on paper)

Page 51 Dollarbird. Coracius orientalis (w / c on paper)
5670942 Page 51 Dollarbird. Coracius orientalis (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 41. Musk Lorikeet (w / c on paper)

Page 41. Musk Lorikeet (w / c on paper)
5670925 Page 41. Musk Lorikeet (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N. [New] Holland etc)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 36. Red Goshawk. Radiated Falcon (Watling 103 / 10) (w / c on paper)

Page 36. Red Goshawk. Radiated Falcon (Watling 103 / 10) (w / c on paper)
5670919 Page 36. Red Goshawk. Radiated Falcon (Watling 103/10) (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 50.3x39.2 cm; Mitchell Library

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 35. Black-shouldered Kite. Axillary Falcon (Watling 99 / 5) (w / c on paper)

Page 35. Black-shouldered Kite. Axillary Falcon (Watling 99 / 5) (w / c on paper)
5670918 Page 35. Black-shouldered Kite. Axillary Falcon (Watling 99/5) (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 50.3x39.2 cm; Mitchell Library

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 24. Unidentified fish (w / c on paper)

Page 24. Unidentified fish (w / c on paper)
5670907 Page 24. Unidentified fish (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Possibly Sweep Scorpis (Watling 379/314)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 125. Unidentified Bird. 126. Unidentified Bird (w / c on paper)

Page 125. Unidentified Bird. 126. Unidentified Bird (w / c on paper)
5671015 Page 125. Unidentified Bird. 126. Unidentified Bird (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 111. Unidentified Bird. 112. Unidentified Bird. (w / c on paper)

Page 111. Unidentified Bird. 112. Unidentified Bird. (w / c on paper)
5671008 Page 111. Unidentified Bird. 112. Unidentified Bird. (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 94. Unidentified birds (w / c on paper)

Page 94. Unidentified birds (w / c on paper)
5670993 Page 94. Unidentified birds (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N. [New] Holland etc)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 90. Caspian Tern (Watling 340 / 272) (w / c on paper)

Page 90. Caspian Tern (Watling 340 / 272) (w / c on paper)
5670988 Page 90. Caspian Tern (Watling 340/272) (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 86. Black Swan. The Female anas atrata (w / c on paper)

Page 86. Black Swan. The Female anas atrata (w / c on paper)
5670982 Page 86. Black Swan. The Female anas atrata (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 23. Unidentified fish (w / c on paper)

Page 23. Unidentified fish (w / c on paper)
5670906 Page 23. Unidentified fish (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Possibly Old Wife species (Watling 378/314)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 18. Unidentified fish. 19. Unidentified fish (w / c on paper)

Page 18. Unidentified fish. 19. Unidentified fish (w / c on paper)
5670902 Page 18. Unidentified fish.19. Unidentified fish (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 17. Unidentified fish (w / c on paper)

Page 17. Unidentified fish (w / c on paper)
5670901 Page 17. Unidentified fish (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N. [New] Holland etc)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 15. Unidentified fish 16. Unidentified fish (w / c on paper)

Page 15. Unidentified fish 16. Unidentified fish (w / c on paper)
5670900 Page 15. Unidentified fish 16. Unidentified fish (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 11. Unidentified fish. 12. Unidentified fish (w / c on paper)

Page 11. Unidentified fish. 12. Unidentified fish (w / c on paper)
5670896 Page 11. Unidentified fish. 12. Unidentified fish (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Two of the natives of New Holland, illustration from

Two of the natives of New Holland, illustration from
3610749 Two of the natives of New Holland, illustration from A journal of a voyage to the South Seas : in His Majestys ship, the Endeavour, 1794 (hand-coloured engraving) by Parkinson

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Banksia coccinea, from Illustrationes Florae Novaie Hollandiae

Banksia coccinea, from Illustrationes Florae Novaie Hollandiae
RAK9436 Banksia coccinea, from Illustrationes Florae Novaie Hollandiae, published 1813 (coloured engraving) by Bauer, Ferdinand (1760-1826); Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, London

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 135. Unidentified Bird. 136. Unidentified Bird (w / c on paper)

Page 135. Unidentified Bird. 136. Unidentified Bird (w / c on paper)
5671020 Page 135. Unidentified Bird. 136. Unidentified Bird (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 117. Unidentified Bird. 118. Unidentified Bird (w / c on paper)

Page 117. Unidentified Bird. 118. Unidentified Bird (w / c on paper)
5671011 Page 117. Unidentified Bird. 118. Unidentified Bird (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 96. Unidentified Bird (w / c on paper)

Page 96. Unidentified Bird (w / c on paper)
5670996 Page 96. Unidentified Bird (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N. [New] Holland etc)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 87. Duck (w / c on paper)

Page 87. Duck (w / c on paper)
5670984 Page 87. Duck (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N. [New] Holland etc)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 84. Purple Swamphen. Purple Gallinule (w / c on paper)

Page 84. Purple Swamphen. Purple Gallinule (w / c on paper)
5670980 Page 84. Purple Swamphen. Purple Gallinule (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 71. Unidentified bird. Pipra new (?) Allied to Cinereous M. (?) (w / c on paper)

Page 71. Unidentified bird. Pipra new (?) Allied to Cinereous M. (?) (w / c on paper)
5670962 Page 71. Unidentified bird. Pipra new (?) Allied to Cinereous M.(?) (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 66. 1. Scarlet Honeyeater. Certhia / Honeyeater / orientale. 2. Unidentified bird

Page 66. 1. Scarlet Honeyeater. Certhia / Honeyeater / orientale. 2. Unidentified bird
5670957 Page 66. 1. Scarlet Honeyeater. Certhia/Honeyeater/orientale. 2. Unidentified bird. Muscicapa malachura (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 45. Crimson Rosella. Pennantian Parrot (w / c on paper)

Page 45. Crimson Rosella. Pennantian Parrot (w / c on paper)
5670931 Page 45. Crimson Rosella. Pennantian Parrot (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 44. King Parrot (w / c on paper)

Page 44. King Parrot (w / c on paper)
5670929 Page 44. King Parrot (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 50.3x39.2 cm; Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 137. Unidentified Bird, possibly the Harmonic Thrush (w / c on paper)

Page 137. Unidentified Bird, possibly the Harmonic Thrush (w / c on paper)
5671021 Page 137. Unidentified Bird, possibly the Harmonic Thrush (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 100. New Holland Honeyeater. Certhia Novae Hollandiae (w / c on paper)

Page 100. New Holland Honeyeater. Certhia Novae Hollandiae (w / c on paper)
5671000 Page 100. New Holland Honeyeater. Certhia Novae Hollandiae (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 97. Unidentified Birds (w / c on paper)

Page 97. Unidentified Birds (w / c on paper)
5670997 Page 97. Unidentified Birds (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N. [New] Holland etc)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 95. Noisy Friarbird. Knob fronted Honeyeater (w / c on paper)

Page 95. Noisy Friarbird. Knob fronted Honeyeater (w / c on paper)
5670994 Page 95. Noisy Friarbird. Knob fronted Honeyeater (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 82. Golden Plover (w / c on paper)

Page 82. Golden Plover (w / c on paper)
5670977 Page 82. Golden Plover (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N. [New] Holland etc)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 69. Unidentified bird with a lizard. Sylvia rufirostris (w / c on paper)

Page 69. Unidentified bird with a lizard. Sylvia rufirostris (w / c on paper)
5670960 Page 69. Unidentified bird with a lizard. Sylvia rufirostris (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 67. Unidentified bird. Possibly a new Lanius or Muscicapa (w / c on paper)

Page 67. Unidentified bird. Possibly a new Lanius or Muscicapa (w / c on paper)
5670958 Page 67. Unidentified bird. Possibly a new Lanius or Muscicapa (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 60. Unidentified bird. Turdus cyanocephalus. Blue-headed Thrush (Watling 227 / 148

Page 60. Unidentified bird. Turdus cyanocephalus. Blue-headed Thrush (Watling 227 / 148
5670952 Page 60. Unidentified bird. Turdus cyanocephalus. Blue-headed Thrush (Watling 227/148) (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 55. Red Wattlebird. Merops carunculatus (w / c on paper)

Page 55. Red Wattlebird. Merops carunculatus (w / c on paper)
5670947 Page 55. Red Wattlebird. Merops carunculatus (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 47. Eastern Rosella. Non pareil Parrot (w / c on paper)

Page 47. Eastern Rosella. Non pareil Parrot (w / c on paper)
5670934 Page 47. Eastern Rosella. Non pareil Parrot (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 46. Crimson Rosella. Pennantian Parrot (w / c on paper)

Page 46. Crimson Rosella. Pennantian Parrot (w / c on paper)
5670933 Page 46. Crimson Rosella. Pennantian Parrot (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Page 30. Unidentified fish (w / c on paper)

Page 30. Unidentified fish (w / c on paper)
5670913 Page 30. Unidentified fish (w/c on paper) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Volume 04: Zoology of N. [New] Holland etc)

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Natives of the New Holland (Australia), from Ethnological Study of Various Racial

Natives of the New Holland (Australia), from Ethnological Study of Various Racial
810369 Natives of the New Holland (Australia), from Ethnological Study of Various Racial Types from Various Continents, by C.I

Background imageNew Holland Collection: North Lincolnshire DN19 7 Map

North Lincolnshire DN19 7 Map
Postcode Sector Map of North Lincolnshire DN19 7

Background imageNew Holland Collection: australia, Halmature Thetis, animal, kangourou, marsupial, possibly a red-necked pandemelon

australia, Halmature Thetis, animal, kangourou, marsupial, possibly a red-necked pandemelon
Australia, Kangaroo Hunt, 1880

Background imageNew Holland Collection: Hull: the Pier-Steamer Leaving for New Holland

Hull: the Pier-Steamer Leaving for New Holland




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"New Holland: A Tapestry of Exploration, Diversity, and Beauty" Step back in time to the 17th century as we embark on a journey through the captivating world of New Holland. This enchanting land has witnessed remarkable tales of exploration and discovery that have shaped its rich history. Captain James Cook, an intrepid explorer from 1775, ventured into uncharted territories, mapping out the vast expanse of this intriguing land. His meticulous observations paved the way for future adventurers to unravel its mysteries. As we delve deeper into New Holland's story, a vivid map emerges before our eyes - Australia and New Zealand depicted in all their glory. The coloured engraving showcases the diverse landscapes that grace these lands; from rolling hills to majestic mountains and pristine coastlines. But it is not just explorers who left their mark on New Holland's narrative. William Dampier, a pirate turned naturalist in 1698, documented its unique flora and fauna with great precision. His contributions continue to inspire scientists today. Traveling across continents brings us closer to home as we witness combine harvesting in Stanton village nestled within Cotswolds' picturesque beauty. Here lies evidence of how agricultural practices evolved over centuries. Turning another page reveals an Eastern Curlew gracefully captured on paper by skilled hands. Its delicate watercolor strokes breathe life into this magnificent bird that calls New Holland home. Noru Gal Derri stands tall with spear and shield – an Aborigine warrior immortalized through Nicolas Martin Petite's illustration lithographed by Karl Joseph Brodtmann in Heinrich Rudolf Schinz's Illustrated Natural History of Men and Animals (1836). It serves as a reminder of indigenous cultures deeply rooted within these lands since time immemorial. Venturing beyond Australia's shores takes us to Brazil – where vibrant oil paintings transport us back to Brazilian villages during the late 17th century.