Čaplovič Ján: Slavonien und zum Theil Croatien. Ein Beitrag zur Völker- und Länderkunde. Theils aus eigener Ansicht und Erfahrung (1809 - 1812), theils auch aus späteren zuverlässigen Mittheilungen der Ins

Johann Csaplovics: Slavonien und zum Theil Croatien. Ein Beitrag zur Völker- und Länderkunde. Theils aus eigener Ansicht und Erfahrung (1809 - 1812), theils auch aus späteren välässäten Mittheilungen der Insassen I - II

First edition. Two volumes (on the covers Erster Theil, Zweiter Theil, but the author states in the preface that these are volumes (Band), not parts). Sadržaj pojedinog sveska na kraju sveska. Notes below the text. Several illustrations in the text. Multifold sheet with table Allgemeine Tabelle der Volksmenge der Griechisch-Nichtuniirten in ungrischen Landen, nach der Conscription vom Jahre 1797 in the second volume between p. 70 and 71. The author came up with the idea to write a book about Slavonia only when he returned home from a multi-year stay (September 1809 - May 1812) in Slavonia. He published a large part of the contents of the book in magazines before its printing, while begging readers for corrections of possible shortcomings. The author was also greatly helped by the individuals he met during his stay in Slavonia, and with whom he maintained contact through correspondence. The first volume, along with introductory notes and memories of the journey from Banska Bystrica to Pakrac, consists of three parts: in the first, the author gives an overview of the main natural, geographical and historical features of Slavonia, in the second, an overview of cities, significant villages and spas, and the historical topography of Slavonia, while in the third, he describes in detail the Slavonian regiment, the prince's characteristics, language, morals, way of life, and the like. The second volume is divided into seven chapters: in the first two, which take up more than two-thirds of the volume, the author describes the Orthodox Church and its education in Slavonia, in the following four chapters he writes about literature and Serbian writers in Slavonia, civil justice, Military Territory and the vicinity of the Ottomans. The last chapter is an overview of the cultural situation in Slavonia. The author wrote this work without any literary ambitions, trying to occupy the reader exclusively with the content, i.e. to describe and inform.
Regions: Slavonia, Croatia
Landscape: none

Csaplovics, Johann v.

Ján Čaplovič de Jeszenova (Horné Príbelce, 22 September 1780 – Vienna, 29 May 1847) – Slovak ethnographer, lawyer and publicist. Studied law, which he practiced in Banska Bystrica in the civil service until 1808, when he moved to Vienna and worked there in the Hungarian court office. In the following September, 1809, he moved to Pakrac, where he lived until May 1812 and worked as a bishop's inspector. In 1813, he entered the service of the Count of Schönborn, and eventually returned to the civil service. In his spare time, he was engaged in ethnography, topography and geography. He was a participant in the Slovak national movement and an advocate of the liberal development of non-Hungarian nationalities within the framework of the preservation of Hungary. Wrote 31 books and more than 400 articles in various magazines. From 1814 he was a member of the Imperial-Royal Society of Natural History in Vienna, and from 1815 he was a foreign member of the Natural Society in Halle. Wrote in German, Latin, Slovak and Hungarian.