Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan (1600 – 1673) was a French-Polish cartographer, engineer and architect. Here is his description of Kyiv around the year 1650: “Kiow, otherwise called Kiovia,​ was one of the ancientest cities in Europe, as may be seen still by the remains there of antiquity: as for instance, the height and breadth of its ramparts, the depth … Continue reading In 1650, Kyiv had impressive ramparts remains, deep protective ditches, tombs of several kings, – French engineer Beauplan