- Maps
26.000 printed maps
3.000 hand-drawn maps and plans (portfolio collection)
900 war and manoeuvre maps
650 city maps - Drawings
City and district maps
Boundary maps
Architectural designs of buildings, parks and gardens - City views
2.000 regional and worldwide views - Portraits
Five centuries of important personalities
Aristocrats, politicians, actors and actresses - Posters
1915-1944 focus on political posters
after 1945 graphic posters from Southern Hesse as well
Maps and graphics online
TUfind – Search Portal of ULB
TUkart – Digital collection of maps of ULB
Old maps of Hessen (opens in new tab) with around 400 maps
16th century
Landgrave George I started collecting maps, which are listed in the early library catalogues as single sheets (80-100 sheets).
18th century
Louis IX (the “soldier landgrave”) was mainly interested in war maps, fortress plans and other plans for military use. The collection grew.
19th century
The following generations of landgraves continued to add to the collection. In 1865, the library's map holdings contained around 12,.000 sheets.
20th century
Incorporating the maps in the former cabinet library and the valuable library of Baron von Closen-Günderrode provided further valuable growth.
21st century
The Georeferencing
project demonstrates how historical and current maps merge, and provides a new perspective on geographical changes.
A short journey through the collection








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