s ▁and ▁rare ▁books ▁ ▁D ating ▁from ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁CE ▁to ▁the ▁present , ▁this ▁collection ▁includes ▁ant ique , ▁medieval ▁and ▁modern ▁manuscript s ▁from ▁almost ▁every ▁liter ate ▁culture . ▁Notable ▁items ▁in ▁the ▁collection ▁include ▁the ▁Vienna ▁Dios cur ides , ▁which ▁was ▁ins cribed ▁on ▁UN ES CO ' s ▁Memory ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Program me ▁Register ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁its ▁world ▁significance ▁and ▁out standing ▁universal ▁value . ▁ ▁Map ▁collection ▁and ▁Glo be ▁Museum ▁▁ ▁The ▁map ▁collection ▁includes ▁maps ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁existed ▁since ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁After ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁H abs burg s ▁was ▁taken ▁over , ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁" Family ▁Est ate ▁Library " ▁( Famil ien - F ide ik omm iss - B ibli othek ). ▁ ▁The ▁map ▁collection ▁includes ▁the ▁Glo be ▁Museum , ▁containing ▁over ▁ 3 8 0 ▁glob es , ▁some ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁world ' s ▁only ▁public ▁glo be ▁museum , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁existence ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁principal ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Glo be ▁Museum ' s ▁invent ory ▁consists ▁of ▁glob es ▁which ▁existed ▁before ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁technical ▁literature ▁in ▁the ▁collection , ▁plus ▁similar ▁instruments , ▁such