Deckersche's Map Work: 1:50,000 Sheets of Berlin's Historical Environs

Brandenburg province in Prussia was mapped between 1816 and 1821. The resulting 667 'square mile sheets' at 1:25,000 scale were later reduced to 1:50,000 under Carl von Decker, with 9 sheets covering the area around Berlin published as 'Umgebung von Berlin'. These facsimile prints are reproduced from originals held by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical land use and settlement patterns based on the detailed 1:50,000 map sheets.
• Study the evolution of cartographic techniques based on the state recording work of the Prussian General Staff.
• Conduct georeferencing and change detection for the Berlin region based on the defined geographic extent from Kremmen to Strausberg.

Strengths

• Covers a defined geographic area from Kremmen in the north to Storkow in the south and from Nauen in the west to Strausberg in the east.
• Represents a foundational state mapping effort from 1816-1821, reproduced from authoritative originals at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Prussian Cultural Heritage, reproduced by the LGB (Landesvermessung und Geobasisinformation Brandenburg).

Collection Method

Facsimile reproduction of original historical map sheets.

Time Range

1816-1821 (original survey), with later reduction to 1:50,000 scale.

Geography

Area around Berlin, Prussia (modern-day Brandenburg, Germany), from Kremmen/Oranienburg/Biesenthal (north) to Mittenwalde/Storkow (south) and Nauen/Ketzin (west) to Strausberg (east).