Museum of Atlases
The Museum collects and studies paper atlases, with a focus on national atlases alongside world and regional atlases. The website brings together bibliographic records, images, and related literature for browsing, reading, and research.
What you can find here
Each atlas has a record page bringing together bibliographic information, images, and related literature. Exhibitions connect editions with the history of their compilation, publication, and reception. Reference provides the concepts, people, and research behind them.
Catalogue
Find atlases by type, decade, and language, and follow their records to related literature.
Exhibitions
Explore atlas editions and their compilation and reception by country, region, or theme.
Reference
Consult concepts, cartographic history, people, organizations, journals, and studies of national atlases.
Selected reading
Exhibition
National atlases of China
Explore editions, accounts of compilation, and reviews, from the 1934 atlas to the national atlases of the People’s Republic.
Reference
Map topics
Explore natural, demographic, economic, and social subjects, with explanations and references to the literature.
Reference
Atlas makers
Read about cartographers and scholars, their atlas projects and work in international organizations, and their selected writings.
Explore the Country Exhibitions
Browse all exhibitions →Select a territory on the map to enter its national atlas exhibition. Follow the links above to explore world and regional atlas exhibitions.
Collection and documentation
Atlas records include physical holdings and catalogued works not held by the Museum. Counts and the decade chart cover all documented records.