SYDNEY (Reuters) - A 17th century map of Australia, predating British settlement, has gone on display for the first time after suffering extensive damage while purportedly housed for hundreds of years ...

A rare map of Australia from the 17th century —before Europeans had fully explored the continent —resurfaced after 350 years. Now, it's finally been restored and put on public display in Australia's ...

A crumbling 17th century map of Australia—sketched more than 100 years before James Cook made his famed voyage to the continent—has been restored after a painstaking conservation project. And as Karen ...

The first map to show Captain Cook's discoveries in Australia and New Zealand has gone under the hammer in London fetching close to $250,000. A copy of the earliest printed map of Australia has sold ...

Australia's cheapest major city is a long way from anywhere - inspiring an upside down map of the nation which has divided opinion. Darwin, Australia's most affordable capital city in the tropical Top ...

People around the world are sharing images and maps of Australia's wildfires in an effort to raise awareness about the national crisis, but some images can be misleading without the proper explanation ...

Have you seen a depiction of Australia that leaves Tasmania off the map? A gold earring in the shape of Australia, worn by a cafe owner in Launceston, is how it came to Hamish Thompson's attention. He ...

Dozens of firefighters are gathered outside a rural brigade in Sydney's northern outskirts, listening intently to a briefing about a hazard reduction burn. "It's a fairly small burn, but it's fairly ...

The size of the wildfires would cover a large portion of the United States. The raging fires in Australia have burned over 12.35 million acres of land -- with at least 24 people killed and more than 2 ...