From 1875, the Prussian State Recording began producing topographic map sheets at a 1:25,000 scale, with the work essentially completed by 1912. The sheets, which include contour lines and elevation references, were produced by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie and formed the largest-scale topographic map series for the area of the Reich Office for Land Recording. New photographs of pre-1875 sheets were completed in 1931.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical land use changes based on topographic features like contour lines.
- Study the evolution of cartographic techniques based on the map series produced over several decades.
- Georeference historical locations based on the precise 1:25,000 scale mapping.
Strengths
- Covers a significant historical period from 1875 to 1931.
- Provides large-scale topographic detail at 1:25,000.
- Includes contour line representation and elevation references.
Limitations
- Last updated 1934-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
- Collection Method
- Topographic surveying and cartographic production by the Prussian State Recording and subsequent authorities.
- Time Range
- 1875 to 1931
- Freshness
- 1934-01-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- German Empire (area of responsibility of the then Reich Office for Land Recording)