From 1875, the Prussian State Recording began producing topographic maps at a 1:25,000 scale, with the work essentially completed by 1912. Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie provides these measuring table sheets, which were updated with new photographs completed in 1931. The sheets feature contour lines and a normal-zero reference, forming the largest-scale topographic map series for the area of the Reich Office for Land Recording.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical land use and settlement patterns based on the topographic map series.
- Study the evolution of cartographic representation based on the contour line and normal-zero reference system.
- Compare map production techniques across the 1875-1931 period based on the transition from single-colored to multi-colored prints.
Strengths
- Provides a detailed 1:25,000 scale topographic series covering a significant historical period from 1875.
- Represents a foundational map series that served as the basis for subsequent scales in the region.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 1937-01-01 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 map production by the Prussian State Recording and Reich Office for Land Recording.
- Time Range
- 1875 to 1931
- Geography
- German Empire, specifically the area of responsibility of the Reich Office for Land Recording.