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Benedictus Arias Montanus, 1527-98
Sacrae Geographiae tabulam ex antiquissimorum cultop Familiis a Mose pecensitis
from Christopher Plantin’s Polyglot Bible, Antwerp, 1572
coloured woodcut; 31 x 51.5 cm
From the Map Collection
Photographed for reproduction by National Library Photographic Services
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November 1993 Volume IV Number 2
A WEEK TO REMEMBER
The 25th Anniversary Celebrations
During the week 8-15 August 1993, the National Library of Australia celebrated the 25th anniversary of the current Library building. Diana Giese reports
INTRODUCING CHANGING COASTLINES
Putting Australia on the World Map 1493-1993
Michael Richards, Exhibitions Curator and Maura O'Connor, Map Curator at the National Library have combined expertise to mount the Changing Coastlines Exhibition at the National Library’sExhibition Gallery
PORTRAITS, PORTRAITURE AND PORTRAIT
GALLERIES
Sasha Grishin contributes an initial response to the announcement by the Commonwealth Government that a National Portrait Gallery is to be established in Old Parliament House and managed by the National Library of Australia. A future article will explore the policy and role of the National Portrait Gallery
FRIENDS
A regular news page about the activities of the Friends of the National Library of Australia
NLA PUBLICATIONS
Recently published and now available from the Library Shop is The People’s Treasures: Collections in the National Library of Australia, edited by John Thompson
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