The journal of the Cartographic society of the Slovak Republic

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Mirka TRÖGLOVÁ SEJTKOVÁ

Pavel Josef Šafařík’s maps inscribed on the Memory of the World list UNESCO

Tröglová Sejtková, M.: Pavel Josef Šafařík’s maps inscribed on the Memory of the World list UNESCO. Kartografické listy, 2025, 33 (1).

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to provide information about a unique collection of 88 maps created by Pavel Josef Šafařík, which has been inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. At the same time, it wants to present the main content of Šafařík's cartographic activities. Šafařík created historical maps depicting the settlement of the Slavs in the Middle Ages. He also focused on ethnographic-linguistic maps of the Slavs, for which he improved the coloring system. He also consistently included toponyms in Slavic languages.

Keywords: Pavel Josef Šafařík, Memory of the World Programme, historical maps, ethnographic maps, Map Collection of the Faculty of Science of Charles University