Maps and Geoinformation
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer: Nova Helvetiae tabula geographica
Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth: Plan des Ausflusses des Wallen Sees und des Laufs der Linth bis in den Zürich See
Johann Jakob Hofer: Alpen-Ansicht von der Albis- oder Schnabel-Hochwacht
Geologische Karte des Pilatus
Heinrich Keller: Grundriss der Stadt Zürich und der umliegenden Gegend
Übersichtsplan Rapperswil 1:2500
Fridolin Becker: Die Oberitalienischen Seen und ihr Excursionsgebiet
Zürich mit Limmat
Fridolin Becker: Rigi
William Smith: A delineation of the strata of England and Wales, with part of Scotland
Uebersichtskarte zum Eisenbahnproject Solothurn-Münster
Karte der fluvioglacialen Ablagerungen in der Nordschweiz
Fridolin Becker: Relief-Karte des Kantons Glarus
Karte des Bezirkes Einsiedeln
Karte zum Bötzbergtunnel 1:5000
Extent
- 400,000 maps
- Including 700 maps from before 1850
- 1,250 atlases
Holdings
- Scientific, technical and topographical maps and atlases
- Folding maps (sometimes loanable) and wall maps (for use on the premises)
- Range of government geodata (for members of ETH Zurich)
Relevance of research and Public
The extensive current and historical map holdings are constantly expanded. They comprise around 400,000 scientific, technical and topographical maps and atlases from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century from all regions of the world, including individual maps, map series, town maps, panoramas and aerial photographs.
These are joined by some rare and valuable map illustrations from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, over 400 CD ROMs, a range of electronic maps and government geodata.
Current activities, projects
- Digitization of historical atlases and wall maps
Use of the archive / online presence
- Holdings can be searched almost in full on external pageETH Library @ swisscovery
- Some bequests only recorded in lists
- Visual search catalogue external pageKartenportal.CH
- Digitized maps and atlases available via external pagee-rara and Ethorama
- Government geodata provided for download via GeoVITe, entire datasets by request (only for members of ETH Zurich)
Opening hours
Reading Room Collections and Archives
Mon–Fri: 10.00–17.00
Individual guided tours on request