Maps, plans and technical drawings
The archives of the Federal Archives also include maps, plans and technical drawings. These are
- Topographic charts
- Individual maps, such as town plans and administrative, railway, post, sea, road, waterway and industrial maps
- Military deployment maps
- Individual theme maps and military cartography
- Construction plans from the GDR Bauakademie [Academy of Architecture]
- Maps of German colonial administration.
You will find further information on the reference page Military bodies and associations.
Research options
Advices for reference
The regulations governing the use of the reference service are contained in the Federal Archives Act (BArchG), the Federal Archives access regulations, the Federal Archives cost regulations and the reading room regulations of the Federal Archives. Please note that specific legal and contractual provisions may apply in the case of access to personal records and archives of private origin with copyright implications.
Reference locations
Several places provide a reference service for the Federal Archives:
Koblenz
- Individual theme maps and cartography – also relating to the military – of the territory of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation and the German Confederation
Berlin-Lichterfelde
- Map collections German Reich and GDR
- Construction plans from the GDR Bauakademie [Academy of Architecture]
- Maps of German colonial administration
Freiburg
- Maps, plans and technical drawings of military origin since the early 19th century
- Military deployment maps and construction plans attached to holdings of records
- Collection of maps with topographic charts and special maps from military publishers.