Online exhibitions
Discover thousands of historic images, chosen by our experts. Just choose the collection you'd like to see from one of the lists below. You can then zoom in on the images.
Crace Collection of Maps of London
Over 1200 maps and plans of the capital: a fascinating collection brought together by the Victorian designer, Frederick Crace
Early photographically illustrated books
Images of Victorian Britain captured in 1,500 original photographic book illustrations
Evanion Collection of ephemera
1,800 printed items from everyday 19th century life collected by the Victorian conjurer, Evanion.
Caribbean views: personal selections by Mike Phillips
Mike Phillips gives his personal response to the Caribbean views exhibition
Expressions of Faith
The British Library holds a wealth of sacred manuscripts from around the world - many of them rare
Asia, Pacific & Africa Collections
A portrait of the Indian subcontinent, in 15,000 images from our Asia, Pacific & Africa collections.
