Treasures from the National Library of Australia

(Detail) Unknown Artist - George (17v.) Book of Hours circa 1450, Flemish Illuminated Manuscript vellum; 19.5 x 14 cm Clifford Collection MS 1097/9After Nathanial Dance, 1735-1811- Portrait of Cook - oil on canvas (Pic R3398)[Eastern Hemisphere] The Verbiest Map c.1674 - hand painted wood block on silk - Map Reading Room

Find out about the range of material held in the National Library of Australia's collections and how items came to be here.