The top of the number is taken from A new map of the world, printed in 1800. This exquisite map shows Captain James Cook’s discoveries during the voyages of the Endeavour and the Resolution.
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A blue snake and a Sandwich Island god make the top right curve of the zero. The illustrations were completed by Kenelm Digby in the early nineteenth century. They are drawn from his collection of 440 watercolours depicting the animals and objects he encountered in the museums and menageries of Dublin.
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In the background are glimpses of the elaborate borders of the 1896 Kelmscott Press edition of The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer.
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Behind the standing figure of the Sandwich Island god is a massive rock escarpment. The photograph was taken on Harold Lasseter’s ill-fated Central Australia gold expedition in 1930.
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Waratahs bloom at the base of the number. The beautifully detailed flowers embellished a State Banquet program printed in 1888.
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Above the waratahs stands Johnny Taylor, a stylish Australian batsman, who is poised to receive a cricket ball. Idolised by the young Don Bradman, Taylor represented Australia in 20 Test matches following the First World War.
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