Historiographic Analysis of Novi Sad on the Topographic Maps
Historiographic Analysis of Novi Sad on the Topographic Maps

Author(s): Nevena Ćurčić, Vuk Garača, Mlađen Jovanović
Subject(s): Historical Geography, Maps / Cartography, Military history
Published by: Institut za noviju istoriju Srbije
Keywords: topographic maps; military surveys; historiographic analysis; Novi Sad;
Summary/Abstract: Novi Sad was presented on a large number of detailed topographic maps since The First Military Survey of the Habsburg Empire (1763–1785) until the second half of the 20th century. Over time, the drawing of maps was improved and, in addition to that, the countries to which Novi Sad belonged had changed. Thus, depending on the time when they were drawn, their publishers and purposes, the topographic maps differed in the way they displayed contents, details, and according to the content that was represented on them. In accordance with that, the need of analyzing the historiographic contents of topographic maps of Nov Sad has arisen, along with connecting them with the historical circumstances and the circumstances of their creation. This paper deals with the topographic maps of Novi Sad, covering the period from the second half of 18th c. to the second part of the 20th c. The aim of this paper is to highlight the differences in presenting the content of topographic maps, depending on various factors. This work aims to analyze each section in details, explain their mutual comparison to the different parameters, and find and explain certain procedures used when presenting the contents on the available topographic maps. In order to complete this work, cartographic, historiographic methods and comparative analysis were used.

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