The Dietrich Reimer Verlag was founded in 1845 by Dietrich Arnold Reimer, son of the well-known publisher Georg Andreas Reimer. It was focused on Maps, Geography, Archaeology, and Art. Reimer’s successors extended the scope into the fields of Ethnology and African Studies.

Today the publishing company is still privately owned and has a backlist of about 2,000 titles. There are about 60 new titles per year. The company is specialized on academic titles in the fields of Ethnology, Archaeology, Architecture and Art History. The list includes Textbooks, reference books, monographs, exhibition catalogues, and journals.