Database of the digitized map collections
map collections outside the Czech Republic
Utrecht University Library Special Collections |
Name of the digital map collection: Utrecht University Library Special Collections |
Web address of digitized cartographic documents: https://www.uu.nl/en/special-collections/collections/maps-and-atlases |
National identifier of the collection (if available): |
The main thematic content/s of the collection: Maps and atlases 15th-21st centuries |
The collection departmental code: - |
Contact |
Address: Heidelberglaan 3, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands |
Name of contact person: Dr. Marco van Egmond |
Phone to contact person: +31 624 865 733 |
Contact person's email m.vanegmond@uu.nl |
Information about the collection |
The most important printed publications about the map collection: https://libguides.library.uu.nl/c.php?g=662454&p=4682425#s-lg-box-wrapper-18212640 |
Other important information about the collection: https://libguides.library.uu.nl/special-material/maps-and-atlases https://www.uu.nl/en/special-collections/collections/digital-exhibitions-of-special-material |
The physical fund of the collection |
The total size of the physical fund (also not processed): 170000 |
The number of processed units in the electronic catalogue: 100000 |
The number of physical units of old cartographic materials: 15000 |
The typology of old cartographic materials: old maps; manuscript maps; old atlases; old globes; |
Expected final processing of the collection: After 5 and more years |
The digital fund of the map collection |
The total number of individual digitized images (also unpublished): 15000 |
Of this number is already published: 15000 |
The collection is published: on-line; |
The number of files in the databases of images (i.e. voluminous maps or atlases, so more objects joined in one): 5000 |
The number of accessible 3D objects (globes, models, etc.): 0 |
Descriptive metadata |
Library or archive programs used for cataloging: others; |
Standards used for metadata descriptions: |
Rules used to create metadata: RDA; |
Methodologies used for the description: |
Indexing by: key words; chronological entries; geographical entries; |
Are the before mentioned selection terms exported into metadata? yes |
Additional information on the method and scope of the description: |
Services offered with digitized maps |
Georeferencing (ground controlling) of maps: Yes |
Map selection from map layouts: Yes |
Search by map markers: Yes |
Reading old fonts in the OCR: Yes |
Full text search from legends: Yes |
Digitization of maps on request: Yes |
Other services: |
Aggregation into higher units |
Digitalized cartographic documents are eported into superior aggregates: Oldmapsonline.org; |
Last data update 27/05/2024 16:46:59 by the user egmond