Metadata: Maps
Collection
- Country:
- Germany
- Holding institution:
- State Archives of Lower Saxony – Wolfenbüttel branch
- Holding institution (official language):
- Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv - Standort Wolfenbüttel
- Postal address:
- Forstweg 2, 38302 Wolfenbüttel
- Phone number:
- +49 5331 935 0
- Reference number:
- K
- Title:
- Maps
- Title (official language):
- Karten
- Date(s):
- 1543/2010
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 40,000 files
- Type of material:
- Cartographic material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The map collection of the Wolfenbüttel State Archive comprises approx. 40,000 maps, of which approx. 16,000 are hand-drawn copies. They cover the period from the 16th century to the present, the proportion of early cartographic material until 1800 is only about 20%. The oldest map dates to 1543. The geographical focus is on the former Duchy of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and later Free State and administrative district of Braunschweig. Today's area of responsibility is the administrative territory of the former administrative district of Braunschweig. Of special interest are maps and plans of the synagogue in Wolfenbüttel.
- Access points: locations:
- Wolfenbüttel
- Subject terms:
- Maps
- Synagogues
- System of arrangement:
- There is no system of arrangement. The material is in order of accession.
- Finding aids:
- An online catalogue (Arcinsys) is available.
- Links to finding aids:
- https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/start.action?oldNodeid=
- Yerusha Network member:
- Institute for the History of German Jews
- Author of the description:
- Meike Buck
