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ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe

Kartensammlung ETH-Bibliothek
Map Collection, ETH Library

Museum or Collection Type:
Natural History & Natural Science
Institutional Type:
Collection

Subject:
Cartography

Address:
ETH Zürich, ETH-Bibliothek, Kartensammlung, Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zürich

Opening Hours:
Mo–Fr: 10–17 h

Contact:
karten@library.ethz.ch
Phone: +41 44 632 72 48

Links:
Kartensammlung ETH-Bibliothek
ETH Zürich

Description:
The Map Collection comprises about 400,000 scientific, technical and topographical maps as well as atlases dating from the 19th to the 21st century, including individual maps, map books, maps from cantonal surveys, street maps, panoramic maps and satellite photographs.

There are also rare and valuable prints of maps from the 18th and 19th centuries and approximately 4,000 atlases and books, over 400 CD-ROMs, a range of digital (electronic) maps, GIS (Geographical Information Systems) and spatial data, along with up-to-date and historic aerial photos of Switzerland (orthophotos).

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