675 map sheets comprise the first large-scale, nationwide map series for the German Empire, completed in 1909. The series was designed in polyhedral projection with each sheet covering an area of approximately 35 km by 28 km. The Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie provides this historical map sheet, originally produced in monochrome.
Use Cases
- Study historical land use and settlement patterns based on the detailed 1:100,000 scale.
- Analyze cartographic techniques and national mapping standards from the period based on the polyhedral projection and sheet layout.
- Georeference historical features for comparison with modern maps based on the precise geographic coordinate system.
Strengths
- Covers the entire territory of the historical German Empire across 675 sheets.
- Provides a standardized, large-scale (1:100,000) view of the landscape from a specific historical period.
Limitations
- Last updated 1932-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
- Collection Method
- Part of a unified Reichskartewerk map series produced by the states of Prussia, Bavaria, Württemberg, and Saxony.
- Time Range
- Series completed 1909; individual sheet date unknown.
- Geography
- Covers the area of the German Empire at the time, specifically sheet 214 Wittstock.