From 1875, the Prussian State Recording began producing topographic maps at a 1:25,000 scale, a process essentially completed by 1912. The Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie provides these measuring table sheets, which feature contour lines and a normal-zero reference, forming the largest-scale topographic map series for the area of the then Reich Office for Land Recording. The sheets are available plano, primarily as single-colored prints.
Use Cases
- Analyzing historical landforms and elevation based on contour line representation.
- Studying the evolution of cartographic techniques based on the map series produced between 1875 and 1931.
- Georeferencing historical features based on the large-scale 1:25,000 topographic map work.
Strengths
- Maps were produced over a significant period from 1875, with the main series completed by 1912.
- The sheets formed the largest-scale topographic map work for the area of the then Reich Office for Land Recording.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 1932-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
- Collection Method
- Topographic surveying and cartographic production by the Prussian State Recording.
- Time Range
- 1875-1931
- Freshness
- 1932-01-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- German Empire (area of responsibility of the then Reich Office for Land Recording)