Maps and Geoinformation

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 page ETH Library @ swisscovery
• Some bequests only recorded in lists
• Visual search catalogue external page Kartenportal.CH
• Digitized maps and atlases available via external page e-rara and Ethorama
• Government geodata provided for download via GeoVITe, entire datasets by request (only for members of ETH Zurich)