Map room

• Opening hours
• Search for maps
• Digital colonial map collection
• Services
• Fees photocopies
• Historical map for sale

Introduction
The map room was founded in 1926 as a special department of KIT Library. The collection includes approximately 25.000 topographic and thematic maps and almost 800 atlases of (sub) tropical countries. In building the collection, special attention has been given to topographic overview maps, topographic maps series at a scale of 1:250.000, thematic maps, city maps and national atlases of all (sub) tropical countries. The collection is particularly strong in the areas of the former Dutch colonies. Almost all official published maps from Indonesia (before 1950) are available. Special attention is given to a huge collection of city maps from Indonesia which have the now obsolete Dutch streetnames. Surinam and the Dutch Antilles are also well represented.

Opening hours
Monday 1 - 4.30 p.m.
Thursday 12.00 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Tel: (+31) 20 5688 312

Search for maps
You can search the map catalogue (via Guided search; make sure maps/atlases only is checked).

At this moment not all available maps are catalogued, but for all countries you can find the latest topographic maps, thematic maps, all the map series, major thematic maps and all atlases. New titles are continuously added to the catalogue.

Digital colonial map collection
Maps of the former Dutch colonies (Aruba, Indonesia, Netherlands Antilles, Surinam) are available online via the catalogue.

Services
Maps of all sizes can be photocopied on the spot.
Geographical information can be provided on the location of cities and villages in developing countries, and on specific physio- and sociogeographic data (soil, geology, vegetation, climate etc.).

Fees photocopies
Photocopies (black and white) can be made of all available maps up to and including A0.
Photocopies of maps: size A3, A2, A1 and A0:  Euro 1.50, Euro 2.50, Euro 3.50 and Euro 4.50 respectively.
Colour photocopies (A4-A3) are also available on special request (with surcharge).

Historical map for sale
Available in the Map room: a reprint of an unique, old map of Sumatra (1922), produced in association with the Dutch Topographical Service.