From 1875, the Prussian State Recording began a topographic survey at 1:25,000 scale, which was essentially completed by 1912. This map series, featuring contour lines and a normal-zero reference, was created to meet civilian demand and formed the basis for subsequent map scales. The Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie provides these measuring table sheets, which are mostly single-colored prints.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical landforms and elevation based on the contour line representation.
- Study the evolution of civilian mapmaking based on the description of the map work's purpose.
- Georeference historical features based on the large-scale topographic map series.
Strengths
- Covers a significant historical period from 1875 to 1931.
- Provides a large-scale (1:25,000) topographic basis for the German Empire.
- Created by a recognized authoritative organization, the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie.
Limitations
- Last updated 1919-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to eu_open_data.
Provenance
- Source
- Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
- Collection Method
- Topographic survey and cartographic production by the Prussian State Recording.
- Time Range
- 1875 to 1931
- Geography
- German Empire, specifically the area of Perleberg (sheet 2937)