Decker's Prussian Map Sheets of Brandenburg, 1:50,000 Scale

667 original square mile sheets at 1:25,000 scale were produced for Prussian state recording from 1816 to 1821. A subset of 9 sheets covering the area around Berlin was reduced to a scale of 1:50,000 and published as facsimile prints by the LGB from originals held by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. The total mapped area extends from Kremmen and Oranienburg in the north to Mittenwalde and Storkow in the south, and from Nauen and Ketzin in the west to Strausberg in the east.

Use Cases

• Historical geography research based on the detailed 1:50,000 scale maps of Brandenburg.
• Analysis of early 19th-century cartographic techniques based on the facsimile reproductions of original survey sheets.
• Study of urban and regional development around Berlin using the mapped area's boundaries described.

Strengths

• Based on 667 original survey sheets created during a defined period from 1816 to 1821.
• Offers a specific 9-sheet subset focused on the Berlin area at a consistent 1:50,000 scale.
• Provides clear geographic boundaries for the covered area, from Kremmen in the north to Storkow in the south.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie, from originals held by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Prussian Cultural Heritage.

Collection Method

Facsimile reproduction of historical map sheets.

Time Range

1816-1821 (original survey), publication date of facsimiles unknown.

Geography

Province of Brandenburg, Prussia, specifically the area around Berlin from Kremmen/Oranienburg/Biesenthal (north) to Mittenwalde/Storkow (south) and from Nauen/Ketzin (west) to Strausberg (east).