Ancient and Historical Maps of Kyiv and the Region. (PC DVD).

"The secret of the charm of old maps is their unique capacity to reflect times of our ancestors. Maps can tell us a lot about the history, geography, culture of a region, as well as help topographers and toponymists, encourage beginners to learn the history of their native city, region, country.

At present, we encounter a very acute problem of correlation between protection and availability of book valuables, and far not everyone has the opportunity to work with primary sources. The proposed collection that includes well-known, hardly known and completely unknown, familiar only to a narrow circle of professionals, maps of Kyiv is the first attempt to systematize rarities from private collections of fans of the ancient Kyiv.

The chronological frames are outlined within three centuries – from the middle of the 17^th through the second half of the 20^th century, geographically they cover Kyiv, Kyiv region in the modern sense of their boundaries and maps of the Dnipro River within the city and the region.

The disc contains more than 110 antique and historical maps and plans structured in the sections:

- "Kyiv"

- "Districts"

- "Dnipro"

- "Cottage towns"

- "Region".

The maps collection will be useful both for specialists and amateurs interested in the history, geography and culture of Kyiv."

Minimal PC system requirements:

OS Windows XP / Vista / 7 (32-bit); processor Pentium IV 1,3 GHz; screen resolution 1024x768; video memory 64 MB; DVD-ROM drive.