From 1875, the Prussian State Recording began producing topographic maps at a 1:25,000 scale, a process largely completed by 1912. The Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie provides these measuring table sheets, which were the largest-scale topographic map series for the area of the Reich Office for Land Recording by 1931. The maps feature contour lines and normal-zero references and were primarily intended to meet civilian demand.
Use Cases
- Historical landscape analysis based on contour line representation.
- Georeferencing historical features based on the detailed 1:25,000 scale.
- Studying cartographic evolution based on the transition from pre-1875 to post-1875 map styles.
Strengths
- Maps were the largest-scale topographic series for the German Empire's area of responsibility in 1931.
- The series features contour lines and normal-zero references, indicating a standardized geodetic basis.
Limitations
- Last updated 1941-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the historical surveying period.
Provenance
- Source
- Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
- Collection Method
- Topographic surveying and cartographic production by the Prussian State Recording.
- Time Range
- 1875 to 1931
- Freshness
- 1941-01-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- German Empire (specifically the area of responsibility of the Reich Office for Land Recording)