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Exceptional collection of maps and atlases donated to Leiden University

Van Keulen Maps. Collection of 334 hand-drawn charts on paper with pre-printed compass lines, covering the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, the Mediterranean, West-Africa, the Americas and the Pacific, dating from the first half of the eighteenth century (1704-1755). The charts belonged to the company archive of the Van Keulen publishing.


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Leiden University Maps and Atlases Collection, a repository of over 100,000 maps collected and held by the Leiden University Library since its creation in 1587.


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DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE LEIDEN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES GEOREFERENCER TOOL 1. By clicking on the orange button pictured (Fig. 1), you will be taken to the Leiden Georeferencer tool and assigned a random map from our Special Collections. Click the ''This map'' tab to view the map's title, date, and other publication information.


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Exceptional collection of maps and atlases donated to Leiden University Libraries Published on 09 December 2021 Private collectors John Steegh and Harrie Teunissen from Dordrecht have donated their entire collection of maps, city plans and atlases to Leiden University Libraries (UBL).


Digitised Leiden Maps and Atlases collection available in Digital

The platform provides access to over 1,400 digitised maps of Southeast Asia from the collections of the National Library Board Singapore (307 maps), Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library - Yale University (150 maps), Bodleian Libraries - University of Oxford (387 maps ) and Leiden University Libraries (UBL) (593 maps).


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Overview Access In addition to the Bodel Nijenhuis Collection, the map collections of the former library of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), and the map collection of the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV), the collection of Maps and Atlases includes several smaller sub…


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Three enormous maps of China, created during the reign of three different emperors of the Qing dynasty, have now been made available in open access and are downloadable via Leiden University Libraries' (UBL) Digital Collections.


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One of the largest collections of maps of the former Dutch colonies is thereby accessible via Internet for scientists, cartographers and other interested parties in the Netherlands and abroad. For more background information click here A service provided by Leiden University Libraries - Disclaimer


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Where can I find the libraries? Leiden University has library locations in Leiden and The Hague. Are you having trouble finding anything, or do you have a question? Our library staff is glad to help you. You can find them at the information desks, and around the library.


A school map of the Relief of Leiden in 1574 Leiden Special

The collection of maps and atlases consists of approximately 100,000 map sheets (including c. 3,000 manuscript maps), 3,500 atlases and 25,000 topographical prints and drawings.


Digitised Leiden Maps and Atlases collection available in Digital

Digitised Leiden Maps and Atlases collection available in Digital Collections Published on 01 December 2020 Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has made more than 20.000 maps, atlases and topographical prints and drawings available in Digital Collections.


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Welcome to Digital Collections. This site provides access to the digitised and digital born collections of Leiden University Libraries. In order to access the collection guides of the archives and collections held in our library, please link to this website: Leiden University Libraries Collection Guides. Digital Collections is continuously.


Digitised Leiden Maps and Atlases collection available in Digital

Type of map. Topographic (10) City map (0) Thematic (18) Nautical (102) Building (1) Unknown (0) Scale. < 1:10.000 (2)


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Maps and atlases have been collected from the founding of the University Library in 1587 onwards; the collection of maps and atlases now consists of approximately 100,000 map sheets (including c. 3,000 manuscript maps), 3,500 atlases and 25,000 topographical prints and drawings.


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Choose map: A service provided by Leiden University Libraries - Disclaimer: By Location: Catalogue (disabled) Nederlandse versie : Tip: You can also search by names of rivers, mountains, regions etc. Help on Searches: Order digital images: Ask a librarian: Search results (Geographical).


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Leiden University map Parking area map Overview buildings Leiden University On this page you find an overview of available maps of Leiden University buildings and parking areas.

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