Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying

Explore our current displays on this virtual tour.

Includes Queensland historical maps, plans, photographs, documents, artefacts, research assistance and tours.

Our historical Queensland maps and plans will assist with your research and planning.

Learn about Queensland's historical parishes, counties, freehold and Crown land administration.

Establishing Queensland's borders and the history of Queensland mapping, surveying and land administration.

View the image gallery of historical artefacts of instruments, accessories and equipment from the Queensland Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying.

View videos featuring aspects of the surveying and mapping history of Queensland.

How to access this collection of historical Queensland photographs.

Read about the state's history of aerial photography and imagery, as well as the archive preservation project.

Queensland mapping history including the development of map products and use of technical processes.