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[Clock said to belong to Captain James Cook]
[Clock said to belong to Captain James Cook]
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
Before 14 February 1779
Call Numbers
LR 33 , Status: On display. Objects Gallery. Case 3, Shelf 63
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
1 clock - 19 in. high - dark wood and glass case with handle on top
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Physical Access Conditions
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Issue Copy
Copy print : LR 33
Available on open access in the Mitchell Library Reading Room
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Clock face is plain but has gilt decoration around it.
Alternative Titles
Full title
[Clock said to belong to Captain James Cook]
Variant title
Exhibited as: Clock, possibly owned by Captain James Cook and taken on his voyage, before 1779
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
The clock, said to be Cooks and to have been taken by him on his third voyage, was presented to the Mitchell Library by Mrs A. E. Lane, widow of John Lane of Bodley Head Publishing Company. Reference: letter and note in James Cook's - Miscellaneous material (A 1713-6, p. 325-327).
Signature / Inscriptions
Inscription on brass plaque reads 'This clock belonged to Captain James Cook the Navigator and made the voyage round the world with him in 1779'.
Date note
Date based on the life of Captain James Cook
Description source
Information transferred from pictures card catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs A. E. Lane, widow of John Lane of Bodley Head Publishing Company
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
LR 33 , Status: On display. Objects Gallery. Case 3, Shelf 63
Record Identifier
YRlZM5en
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YRlZM5en
Other Identifiers
Reference code
889051
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