Our Maps collection includes around 1 million maps, from early European charts to current mapping of Australia, in print and digital form.

Enjoy a glimpse of the Library's extensive maps collection.

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

Diaries, papers, photographs, maps and other material related to Australia's involvement in the Antarctic

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

Discover land and property history with our extensive map collection and enrich your family history research with unique geographical records.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Papers, maps and a large collection of photographs related to Papua New Guinea mainly from the period 1910-1940.