Collection of Old Maps

This is a collection of antique maps issued before 1850, created primarily by delimitations within the library. The entire collection of antique maps was registered in the electronic library catalogue and to a greater extent has also been digitized.

You may search within the collection using the shelfmark index of the catalogue of old prints (shelfmark beginning with "STMpa"). A substantial part of the collection has recently been digitised as part of the Europeana Travel project.

Czechia

Contains general maps of areas, separate maps of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia, regions or estates in land. Of great value are manuscript plans of individual sites. Some of the specimens have unfortunately not been preserved in a complete state.
Central Europe (except Czechia)

Includes maps of present day Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Slovenia, and Switzerland. In addition to plans of larger areas it contains a number of plans of battlefields and engravings of urban fortifications.
Eastern and Southern Europe

Maps of Eastern Europe (Baltic countries, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova), the Balkans (Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia) and the rest of Southern Europe (Italy, Spain and Portugal).
Western and Northern Europe

Maps of France, the Benelux countries, Great Britain and the Scandinavian countries, accompanied by plans of battles.
General maps of Europe

The set depicts territories not only on classical maps, but also includes postal maps indicating the times in which the given distances may be travelled.
Non-European territories

Territories of Africa, Asia, and America, maps of oceans.
Other

The set contains above all celestial maps.

Collection of Old Maps

Czechia

Contains general maps of areas, separate maps of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia, regions or estates in land. Of great value are manuscript plans of individual sites. Some of the specimens have unfortunately not been preserved in a complete state.

Central Europe (except Czechia)

Includes maps of present day Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Slovenia, and Switzerland. In addition to plans of larger areas it contains a number of plans of battlefields and engravings of urban fortifications.

Eastern and Southern Europe

Maps of Eastern Europe (Baltic countries, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova), the Balkans (Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia) and the rest of Southern Europe (Italy, Spain and Portugal).

Western and Northern Europe

Maps of France, the Benelux countries, Great Britain and the Scandinavian countries, accompanied by plans of battles.

General maps of Europe

The set depicts territories not only on classical maps, but also includes postal maps indicating the times in which the given distances may be travelled.

Non-European territories

Territories of Africa, Asia, and America, maps of oceans.

Other

The set contains above all celestial maps.