From 1875 to 1931, the Prussian State Recording and later Reich Office for Land Recording produced topographic map sheets at a scale of 1:25,000. The work, which includes contour lines and elevation references, was created to meet civilian demand and served as the basis for subsequent map scales. The Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie provides these sheets, which are mostly single-color prints.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical land use and settlement patterns based on the topographic features.
- Study the evolution of cartographic representation based on the contour line and normal-zero reference system.
- Georeference historical features for modern GIS analysis based on the precise 1:25,000 scale.
Strengths
- Covers a significant historical period from 1875 to 1931.
- Provides a large-scale topographic base at 1:25,000 for the German Empire area.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 1924-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
- Collection Method
- Produced by the Prussian State Recording and Reich Office for Land Recording.
- Time Range
- 1875-1931
- Geography
- German Empire