National Library of Australia . A crumbling 17th century map of Australia—sketched more than 100 years before James Cook made his famed voyage to the continent—has been restored after a ...

From mud maps to early town planning, historical charts of Australia’s beginnings are being digitised. THE MOST INTRIGUING ITEM in the National Library of Australia’s (NLA) vast map collection isn’t ...

The sheep map was such a hit, Trove has been pointing out other old maps of Australia in their collection of more than 600,000. All of those sheep needed 'much grass' to graze on.

20 old maps showing how map makers drew SA before they knew it existed. NO wonder it took Europeans so long to trace South Australia’s coast — they were relying on maps like these.

This map is the earliest known map of Australia, ... It was thought to be lost for nearly 300 years! but after a long journey of red tape and unexpected historical figures like Daisy Bates and ...

A priceless, 353-year-old map of New Holland – on which all subsequent mapping of Australia is based – has arrived in Melbourne for restoration. A 1663 MAP of New Holland – the first-ever published ...