Srpska kartografija 19. veka

The Serbian Cartography of the 19. Century, begins with the Rewrited plated Map of Sava Tekelija, from the early beginning of the Century, and ends with the original and scientifical Model of the Work of Jovan Cvijić. The Austrian Cartographers are almost the only and the most important acters of the Representation of Serbia in Geographical Maps, in the first half of the 19. Century, which is certainly in concordance with the historical occurrences. The Maps of Austrian Cartographers exceed significantly in quality and quantity the rest of the Maps of other European Cartographers. German, French and Russian Cartographers, occasionally appearing in the first Plan, did not give any substantial tribute to the development of the Representation of Serbia on Geographical Maps, and they are not carriers of its development in any period. From practical military reasons, the geographical research of Serbia were primarily developed in the Army, where were acquired the most precious experiences. In 1876, the Geographical Department was created, by the Decision of the Serbian Head Quarter, which had the task to make the Map of Serbia in most larger Scale. Thereby, the new period for the Serbian Cartography has begun. The urge Needs of the Society have reinforced the demands for most various Maps, and all the scientifical, expert and technical conditions were already developed to satisfy those demands. A lot of universal Geographical and Thematical Maps of Serbia, made by European Cartographers were published till the end of the 19. Century, but they still did not have any major importance for the development of the Serbian Cartography. In the last quarter of the Century, Serbia was included in the European Cartography, through its own original Works