The Library has recently acquired two 17th century globe gores by Vincenzo Coronelli.

A summary of copyright and rights in the Maps Collection.

View historical maps overlaid on a modern map

722 books, pamphlets, leaflets, manuscripts, newspapers and maps, mostly written in Chinese. Mainly Christian works, plus works on the Chinese language, reprints of classical writings and works relating to the Taiping Rebellion of 1850-64

Our James Cook collection showcases the Library’s most famous item - Cook’s HMS Endeavour journal.

Learn how to find and access the Library's vast and diverse collection around film, television and media history

Family papers, maps of the Hong Kong and Macau region, pictures, photographs and a large collection of books and pamphlets predominantly historical works, particularly histories of Portugal, the Portuguese colonies, China and Japan

The map includes details of the first sighting of Tasmania by Europeans and the first mapping of New Zealand

Papers, including manuscripts on Philippine ethnography, books and pamphlets in various languages on a wide range of subjects with a focus on the Philippines, photographs and printed and manuscript maps collected by Henry Otley Beyer.

We hold 200,000+ Australian topographic maps from 1900 onward. This guide helps you find current and historical maps at various scales in our collection.

The Australian Inland Mission established 15 nursing homes, bush hospitals and services in remote Australian locations.

The National Library's Asian language collections focus on contemporary Asia from the 19th century onwards.