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Ludwig Leichhardt nameplate
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| Artist |
Ludwig Leichhardt |
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Dragi Markovic, National Museum of Australia |
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| Title |
Ludwig Leichhardt nameplate |
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| Description |
Elongated rectangular brass plate with rounded corners (15cm x 2cm) bearing Ludwig Leichhardt's name and the date 1848. In the National Historical Collection of the National Museum of Australia. |
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| Date | 1848 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Width 145 mm; height 20 mm; depth 2 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
2006.0059.0001 |
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| Object history | The disappearance of Ludwig Leichhardt's 1848 expedition party has been one of the enduring mysteries of Australian inland exploration. Many theories have been proposed to explain where Leichhardt may have travelled and died. The nameplate, the first authenticated artefact from Leichhardt’s final expedition, proves that the explorer got to the Sturt Creek area between the Tanami and Great Sandy deserts. This shows that he succeeded in travelling at least two-thirds of the way across the continent in his bid to cross from east to west, a considerable achievement at that time. Although the nameplate does not indicate where Leichhardt died, it represents a relic of major significance to Australian history. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | When using this image, please credit the photographer and the National Museum of Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | LUDWIG.LEICHHARDT.1848 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Self-photographed [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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