The Society’s Picture Library holds over half a million photographs, artworks, negatives, lantern slides and albums dating from around 1830.

We offer a rich source of imagery, from a ‘golden age’ of travel and exploration, to modern geographical depictions.

Historic images range from the great Antarctic adventures of Scott and Shackleton to the pioneering journeys of Livingstone, Baker, Speke and Burton.

To find out more about the commercial Picture Library, follow the 'Commercial Picture Library' link to the right.

To learn more about the curatorial side of the Picture Library, follow the 'Documents/Photographs and artworks' PDF link.