Leiden University Libraries acquires oldest known map of Deshima Looking for the earliest map of Deshima, the Dutch VOC trading post in Japan? Save yourself a long journey: from now on it can be found in Leiden University Library. Guest author • January 20, 2026
Maps with flaps Berkhey’s time travel map of northern Holland and the Haarlemmermeer (c. 1778): a GIS avant la lettre Martijn Storms • February 26, 2019
Sailing to Asia The Western manuscripts collection contains valuable treasures leading their readers to the Asian continent. Eleven historical travel journals are now digitized. Mart van Duijn • December 21, 2017
