International projects
Atlantic World: Dutch-American relationship since the 17th Century
From the beginnings of the Seventeenth century many contacts were established and developed between the Netherlands and the United States. The relationship that thus came into being is thoroughly dealt with on the new website Atlantic World (launched july 2003).
Introduction
Atlas Van der Hagen and Atlas Beudeker
This joint project of the British Library and the Koninklijke Bibliotheek aims to digitise parts of two 17th and 18th atlases, the Atlas Van der Hagen from KB and the Atlas Beudeker from the British Library.
Introduction | Project plan | Website
Bookbindings
This joint project from KB and the British Library, where a website with bookbinding is in place since end of 2002, aims to make bindings from both collections accessible for all.
Introduction | Bookbindings website BL
The Anglo-Dutch heritage
The British Library and Koninklijke Bibliotheek / National Library of the Netherlands examine the feasibility of publishing jointly parts of their rich collections on the internet. This way, a general audience gets the opportunity to explore the remarkable common ground of Dutch and British history.
Introduction
Linschoten Collection
Digitization of 59 digitised travel accounts (about 18,000 pages and 800 illustrations) from the series Works of the Linschoten Society.
Introduction
Transatlantic Digital Library
The United States of America and Europe aim to build a Digital Library with materials about a common theme from the Library of Congress and European National Libraries.
Introduction
National projects
ANP news reports
Digitization and providing access to the typescript ANP radio bulletins (1,5 million pages) from the period 1937-1989. Introduction | Website (Dutch)
Bibliopolis
Bibliopolis is the electronic national history of the printed book in the Netherlands. It is the result of the "Geschiedenis van het Gedrukte Boek in Nederland" project (History of the printed book in the Netherlands), initiated and executed by the Koninklijke Bibliotheek in the period 1998-2002.
Website
Digital Historical Atlas
Koninklijke Bibliotheek and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam have taken the initiative to publish parts of their collections of rich images and texts concerning Dutch history on the Internet.
Introduction | Website
A Hundred Highlights from the Koninklijke Bibliotheek
An online version of the book with the same title, published in 1995.
Introduction | Website
Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts Koninklijke Bibliotheek
All digitised Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek presented on the Internet in 2002.
Website | Projectplan
War & Revolution
Project which aimes at on the one hand digitisation of the historical collection of three national daily newspapers and on the other hand make these 20 consecutive years (1910-1929) full text accessible on the internet.
Introduction
Legal Iconography
A database with images on legal history (photographs, photocopies and originals) from the Netherlands Centre for the Documentation of Legal History and Legal Iconography.
Introduction (Dutch) | Database
Digitisation of newspapers: The Roaring Twenties
Dutch newspapers from the period 1920-1930 will be digitised and made accessible in 2004.
Introduction | Website
Database of watermarks
This database of images of incunables is available since 2000. Experts will be able to answer questions about date and location much easier than was possible before.
Introduction | Website
