Cartographic sources as a cultural heritage. Digitalization, publication and using old cartographic works

Author: Milan Talich, Eva Semotanová et al.
Year of publication: 2015
Publisher: Historický ústav / Výzkumný ústav geodetický, topografický a kartografický
ISBN: 978-80-7286-262-7

There is no need to discuss the importance of old cartographic works digitization. Its advantages are certainly clear to see to everyone who ever wanted to study these works for professional purposes or entertainment. As with other old documents digitization allows access to valuable works and information they contain without fear of damage of the originals and without need to physically travel to respective archives, libraries or map collections.