Maps
The holdings of the map department can only be consulted in the department's reading room Karthago Unter den Linden. The Benutzungsordnung - Gebührenordnung of the Staatsbibliothek apply.
The entire collection of old and new maps, atlases, views etc. is available in the map reading room Karthago Unter den Linden. Advance orders can be placed online (order button). In this reading room you will also find specialist literature on cartography and spatial reference works such as atlases, gazetteers etc.
Specialist literature with the shelfmark "KartLSHM" or "KartKS" with publication years from 1956 onwards can usually also be borrowed outside the library.
Advanced registration for the use of materials from the Map Department on 29 and 30 December 2025 as well as on 2 January 2026
On 29 and 30 December as well as on 2 January materials from the Map Department that you have explicitly pre-ordered will be made available to you in the room “Vivarium” from 10am to 4pm.
Please register your needs no later than 19 December 2025 at: ausk.histor.drucke@sbb.spk-berlin.de
List all works you would like to consult in Vivarium on the three days mentioned, including those that have already been set aside for you in the reading room “Karthago”.
Note: Very large maps unfortunately cannot be provided on the tables in Vivarium. You will receive a notification in such cases.
