But little is known about the map’s whereabouts prior to that point. In 2010, the item surfaced at an auction, and in 2013 the National Library of Australia purchased it.

To visualize the size and scale of Australia’s fire season, this map shows how the burned areas compare to California’s worst wildfires — the Camp Fire near Paradise and the Woolsey Fire ...

The map was sold at an auction, and then acquired by the National Library of Australia in 2013. After a long conservation effort, the library announced that the map is now on display in its ...