Prussian State Recording produced topographic maps of the German Empire at a 1:25,000 scale. The survey began in 1875 and was essentially completed by 1912, with new photographs of earlier sheets finished by 1931. These maps feature contour lines and a normal-zero reference, forming the largest-scale topographic map series for the area of the Reich Office for Land Recording.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical land use and settlement patterns based on topographic features.
- Study the evolution of cartographic techniques based on the map series' production timeline.
- Georeference historical locations based on the precise 1:25,000 scale and coordinate system.
- Compare landscape changes over time based on contour line representations.
Strengths
- Map series spans a significant period from 1875 to 1931.
- Provides a large-scale (1:25,000) topographic view of the German Empire.
- Served as the basis for subsequent map scales according to the description.
Limitations
- Data is historical, with the last update recorded as 1919-01-01; 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
- Collection Method
- Topographic survey and map production by the Prussian State Recording.
- Time Range
- 1875 to 1931
- Freshness
- Last updated 1919-01-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- German Empire, specifically the area of Pasewalk (sheet 2449) and the broader region under the Reich Office for Land Recording.