Abstract
The contribution is a tribute to Univ. Prof.
Karel Kuchař and reminds us of the 35th anniversary, counted from his last public lecture named Aesthetics of Map Production. Unfortunately, Prof.
Kuchař was not able to elaborate the issue of aesthetic aspects of cartographic production in further detail. The aim of this contribution is to categorize and summarize this knowledge.
It is inspired by the structure of the mentioned lecture and the ideas outlined in it, following the thread and contributing new discoveries in the field. The contribution is based on a prerequisite that cartographic works underwent important changes throughout centuries, also in relation to aesthetics.
While in the Middle Ages they were a common part of artistic production, in modern times, with the appearance of reproduction techniques, cartographic production gradually started losing its character, until it has become part of the non-artistic aesthetic.