Historical geography of monastic orders in the Czech lands in the 17th and 18th centuries

A pa per is comprised of four parts. The first part "Map supplements in old prints" gives a brief analysis of the role of map supplements (and cartographic documentation in general) in the ancient cosmo- and topographic literature and informs about the essential ti tl es of this kind. The second part "Maps with religious themes in the context of the evolution of cartography in the czech territory. Present knowledge of their existence." Follows the evolution of cartographic representation in the czech territories and informs about its contents in respect of the church subject. Is also considers the development and purpose of ancient maps. The focus of the paper is represented by a catalogue of maps of religious orders. Each entry comprises of description of map's content and of a short analysis or annotation to it (e.g. data on the used graphic tools for representation of the terrain, borders, data on used symbols, on verba I contents of a map, data on annotations and appendices on a map). The last part brings a general cartographic and pictorial evaluation of the collection of rnaps. Th~ collection is not complete - it is a drawback and the autho:o :s. fully aware of it. Stili the paper is a first step in a field, which hasn't yet been followed systematica"y in specialized literature