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Production of topographic maps at various scales in the area of today's Croatia has a long tradition. The first modern topographic maps have been produced in the seventies and eighties of the 18th century, during the year of Josephine survey and since then the topographic map production has been ongoing until today. This production can be divided into four periods. The first period is the period between 1764–1918 when the Republic of Croatia belonged to the community of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The second period was during the “firs