The exhibition features 37 selected map reproductions and four facsimiles of cartographic aids on which Šafařík worked between 1821 and 1851. The originals of these unique documents are stored in the Map Collection of the Faculty of Science at Charles University.

Date: September 22 – December 4, 2025

Location: Albertov 6, Prague 2, 2nd floor, foyer of the Map Collection

Opening hours: Mon–Fri: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., free admission

Revivalist Pavel Josef Šafařík (1795–1861) was a pioneer in Slavic studies, Slavic philology, and ethnography. However, it is not widely known that he was also a creator of thematic maps. His ethno-linguistic maps define the boundaries of infividual nations, primarily the Slavs, in Europe and Asia. Šafarik developed an innovative method of display for this map type. His historical maps depict the settlements of the Slavs in the Middle Ages. The author verified toponyms in various sources and write down them in the language of the population of the depicted territory.

Šafařík's cartographic technique influenced scientific practices even beyond the borders of Habsburg Monarchy. Šafařík's global contribution lies in his unique research method combining comparative linguistics, history, geography, cartography and toponymy. He proved that the Slavs were equal co-creators of European culture and civilisation alongside the Greeks, Romans and Germanic peoples.

The exhibited set of maps, kept in the Map Collection of the Faculty of Science, Charles University, presents Šafařík's works from the period 1821–1851.

In 2025, was Collection of cartographic documents by Pavel Josef Šafařík inscribed in the UNESCO Memory of the World Registr.