Natural world

This extraordinary collection of natural history illustrations contains 745 watercolours in six volumes, the collection conveys Europe’s naïve yet genuine sense of wonder at Australia’s unique natural history.

The discovery and acquisition of a fascinating album compiled by Captain James Wallis reveals the artistic collaborations between a commandant and a convict.

Australia played an important role in Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.

A list of Aboriginal placenames was a trigger for seeking the ‘real secret river’.

Hear Jonathan Jones, Bruce Pascoe and Richard Aitken share their thoughts about some of the items on display in Planting Dreams. 

Bold plans to transform the Cooks River in Sydney are reflected in the Library's collection.

Outstanding gardens are revealed by leading photographers in a new exhibition.

Alec Chisholm (1890–1977) was once famous in Australia. Although that’s no longer so, he’s a man worth remembering.

Images of the changing face of Australia’s rural landscape.

Merging history and science, a Library fellowship tracked 80 years of fishing off the east coast of Australia.

Historical discoveries from the Library's collections.