Copyright

Maps are usually published items.

Maps published in or before 1954 are out of copyright. For maps published by a government publisher in 1955 or later, copyright lasts for 50 years after the end of the year the map was published. For maps published by a non-government publisher in 1955 or later, copyright lasts for 70 years after the end of the year the map was published. For further information see our Rights and the Maps Collection webpage.

How to order copies of maps  

Once you have identified maps of interest, you can order copies using the Library’s Copies Direct service. Supply of copies is subject to Australian copyright law.

If the item you wish to order is a single map,

  1. go to the catalogue record for the map and click the red 'Order a Copy' button;
  2. complete the online order form.

If the item you wish to order is a map within an atlas,

  1. go to the catalogue record for the atlas and click the red 'Order a Copy' button;
  2. in the Sheet/Plate number field, specify the page or plate required, and complete the rest of the online order form.
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