675 map sheets comprise the first large-scale topographic series covering the entire territory of the German Empire. The map work was initiated in 1878 and first completed by the states of Prussia, Bavaria, Württemberg, and Saxony in 1909. Each sheet covers an area of approximately 35 km by 28 km and was originally produced in a single-colored edition.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical landforms and toponymy based on the detailed 1:100,000 scale mapping.
- Study the evolution of cartographic projection techniques based on the polyhedron projection used.
- Compare historical administrative and territorial boundaries based on the map's coverage of the former Reich territory.
Strengths
- Covers the entire territory of the German Empire as it existed in the early 20th century.
- Comprises 675 individual map sheets, suggesting detailed spatial coverage.
- Produced using a standardized polyhedron projection and sheet layout.
Limitations
- Last updated 1940-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
- Time Range
- 1878 to 1909 (initial production)
- Freshness
- 1940-01-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- German Empire (historical borders)