The Map Collection houses over 80,000 maps, some 3,000 atlases, gazetteers,
travel guides, reference works and digital products:
thematic topics such as climate,
communications, economics, energy, geology, politics, population and
transportation
topographic maps up to a scale of 1:250,000, as
well as of 1:50,000
plans for major cities
gazetteers published by the U.S. Board on
Geographic Names, and national and regional toponymic gazetteers from
other countries and publishers
travel guides (Baedecker, Blue Guides, Fodors,
Insight, Lonely Planet, Michelin and Rand McNally)
publications on international boundaries,
including from the International Boundary Research Unit (Durham, UK)
up-to-date information on flag specifications and national anthems
Most of the material in the collection is for reference use and does not
circulate. Arrangements can be made for copying, and there are also large layout
tables and a light table to facilitate working with maps and atlases.
Hours :
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Room DN-2436
Dag Hammarskjöld Library
United Nations
New York, NY 10017
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Hammarskjöld Library (DHL) . Comments as well as suggestions for further
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