Charts, plans, coastal views, letters, books, pamphlets and books relating to Alexander Dalrymple.

911 water colours by Adam Forster of Australian flowers, painted between 1916 and 1927.

The National Library's Indonesian collection is the largest collection of Indonesian language material in Australia and one of largest contemporary collections in the world.

The Fellowships aimed to promote the Library as a centre of scholarly activity and research, and encourage the use and promotion of the Library's rich and varied collections. It supported 150 researchers until 2014 when it was replaced by the Fellowships and Scholarships program.

Japan Fellowships were awarded from 2006 until 2015 with the support of the H.S Williams Trust.

Selected by Jackie French, illustrated by Tania McCartney

The National Library of Australia is included in the Commonwealth Heritage List.

Peter Macinnis

Learn how to uncover facts and colour from historical documents, manuscripts, newspapers and more.

Explore our media releases from 2018, captured by the Australian Web Archive.