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The People's Treasures

The People's Treasures invites readers into the magnificent and diverse collections of the National Library of Australia.

Built up over nearly a century the treasures range from such notable icons as James Cook's Endeavour journal and the personal notebook of Captain Bligh from his ill-fated Bounty voyage to rare accounts of emigrant experiences and trade voyages; from exquisite documentary paintings by notable artists including Tom Roberts, S.T. Gill, Augustus Earle and Conrad Martens to rare maps charting the coastline of Terra Australis; and from treasures of the Asian and Pacific region including posters from the Taiping Rebellion and records of early exploration to contemporary photographs of Australia and the Australian way of life.

The People's Treasures provides a tempting insight into the richness of the collections held in the National Library of Australia for the people of Australia.

Information on author:

John Thompson grew up in Australia in the 1950s. He is a graduate in history from Monash University and the Australian National University where he is now working on a study of the public career of historian Geoffrey Serle. From 1979 until 1999 he was employed at the National Library of Australia. He was Director of Australian Collections and Services from 1987-92. His other publications are Faces of Mandurama (19), Hurley’s Australia: Myth, Dream, Reality (1999), Of Love and Friendship (1998) and The Oxford Book of Australian Letters (with Brenda Niall, 1998). At present, he is preparing an anthology of writings selected from Australian journals and diaries for Oxford University Press.

ISBN 0 642 10597 9
1993, pb, 240 x 240 mm, 88 pp, colour illus.

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Last updated 11 September 2000