NL-NATURALIS Passport Collections

Identification and description

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Index Hebarium code If available provide the Index Herbarium code

Outstanding collection features

The collection goes far back in time, is very complete and is of high quality, particularly regarding geographic regions Western Europe, SE Asia, Surinam and Netherlands Antilles. The collection contains about information that can be found nowhere else;
The collection includes many type specimen: these objects are of great scientific and historical value (see on the website an overview and further information ). This is due to the calibration value, without exception category A objects;
Wide range of variation within taxonomic groups and geographic regions: many different copies per animal or plant species with different physical characteristics (male, female, old, young , etc. ) and from a large part of their range, important as a calibrator for determining and describing species;
Overall dimensions: breadth and historical depth of the collection is important to be able to serve as a tool for analysis with respect to the development of biodiversity;
The collection is a manifestation of the history of science;
Linked to the natural history collection Naturalis manages historically valuable scientific archives and libraries, which further enhances the value of the collection documentation;
Some collections, such as the Von Siebold collection, the collection of the “Natuurkundige Commissie”, but also the so-called "Cabinet des Stadhouders”, have great symbolic value. This also applies to the collection of Dubois, in which the remains of Pithecanthropus, a globally recognized masterpiece, is located.

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Genetic repositories

Link to genetic repository e.g. Index Seminum

Title	Link

GENETIC REPOSITORIES

Does your institution have a DNA bank?

Yes

Number of DNA samples

48 000

Number of organisms / species

16 000

Does your institution have a seed bank?

DNA or seed sample exchange

We hardly exchange specimens, maybe 10 per annum

Size and importance of living collections

Collections statistics

Year of reference

Total specimens

Primary types Estimation of the number of primary types

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Registered cards (%)

Recorded cards in database (%)

Outgoing loans (parcels / specimens) per year

Accessions of specimens per year

Scientific visitors per year

Visiting days per year

Virtual access per year

Collections statistics iframe to the statistics page

EARTH SCIENCES (Geology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology,…)


	Typology	Primary types	Individual specimens/objects	% registered cards	% recorded cards in database
1.1	Palaeontology		3200000
1.2	Mineralogy		800000

LIFE SCIENCES (Zoology, Biology, Botany, Mycology,…)


	Typology	Individual specimens/objects
2.1	Botany	6000000
2.2	Mycology	356000
2.3	Zoology	25800000

Heritage Science

Heritage Year of reference

Library number of items

Library Number of Maps

Library

Works 140.000 Magazine titels 14.000 Art works 57.000 Maps 13.000 microfiches 91.500 Photographs 310.000 TOTAL 625.500

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