Use this guide to find squatting and pastoral maps, parish surveys and real estate plans that provide invaluable insights into land ownership and movements across Australia.

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

The National Library holds mapping not only for Australia, but for every country and ocean in the world and also for all the planets. 

How to find and use items in the Maps Collection.

The Asian language collections cover a broad range of formats and focus on contemporary Asia from the 19th century onwards 

Join Madeline and Allister as they dive into our collection and discover items from the '90s and '00s.

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

Learn how to access historical gazetteers, Ordnance Survey maps, and early atlases to uncover your family's origins in England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.

View historical maps overlaid on a modern map.

The National Library holds a rich and diverse range of library materials on the Pacific region, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.

A summary of copyright and rights in the Maps Collection.

Papers, maps, plans, photographs, paintings and other material related to early Canberra and the work of architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin.