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421741
  • Title
    Travelling clock, thought to have belonged to Ludwig Leichhardt, 1842
  • Call number
    R 544
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    1842
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    421741
  • Physical Description
    Objects - 1 clock in brown leather case - Clock: 6 cm. diamter; Case: 10 x 9.5 cm.
  • Access Conditions

    Access via appointment
  • General note

    The clock, and a telescope, were owned by James Bligh Hastings, who presented to the Library another telescope (R 296) thought to have been Leichhardt's
    This item has been digitised as part of the Nelson Meers Foundation Benefaction, 2002
    Digital order no:Album ID : 825711
  • Signatures / Inscriptions

    L.L. 1842 -- engraved on reverse of clock
    "Ludwig Leichhardt 1842" -- inscribed in ink on the inside front cover of the case
    "L.L. 1842" -- inscribed in ink on the inside back cover of the case
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    Nelson Meers Foundation Heritage Collection - State Library of New South Wales (September 2003-June 2004)
    Learning Services Program display 2014-2015 - State Library of New South Wales (August -November 2013)

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