An Australian collectors Treasury 'the ships that made Australia' series of plates with Illustrations by Dennis Adams, a series of 8 plates in an edition limited to 5,000 sets world-wide, exclusively commissioned by the Australian collectors Treasury, each plate is backstamped, identifying the issue in commemeoration of Australia's Bicentenary., ships comprise: H.M.Brig lady Nelson 1799-1825, Schooner John Pirie 1827-1850, H.M. Colonial Cutter MERMAID 1815-1829, H.M. BARK ENDEAVOUR 1764-1792, H.M.S Beagle 1819-1896 & Longboat NORFOLK 1798-1800., diameter 26 cm