Application allows selection of scanned map sheets of historical geoscience maps before 1918 from Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, Slovakia and adjacent territory of Europe. An index of authors contains biographical notes on distinguished authors including their contemporary portraits (only of half of the displayed authors). Application works with static data and raster images. It's available in Czech, English and Slovak language mutation. Full version is distributed on DVD (e-shop), free demo version is available on the web.
The DVD-ROM has been produced within a project of the Czech Geological Survey “Geological maps of the territory of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic originating prior to the year 1918“. The major objective of the project was to provide, using interactive viewing, direct access to the collection of historical geological maps compiled before the year 1918. The collection contains 385 separate maps, 182 map supplements, 192 complementary texts, 50 explanatory notes, 85 graphical illustrations and 4 title pages. The maps depict in particular the territory of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia (450 maps) and Slovakia (120 maps) and also adjacent central European regions (35 maps). An index of authors contains 107 biographical notes on distinguished authors including their contemporary portraits (only of half of the displayed authors).