German Empire topographic maps at a scale of 1:25,000, produced by the Prussian State Recording and its successor organizations. The mapping effort began in 1875 and was essentially completed by 1912, with new photographs of pre-1875 sheets finished in 1931. The Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie provides these sheets, which were the largest-scale topographic map work for the area of the then Reich Office for Land Recording.
Use Cases
- Historical landscape analysis based on contour line representation.
- Georeferencing and change detection based on the detailed 1:25,000 scale.
- Study of cartographic techniques and civilian map demand in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Strengths
- Covers a significant time period from 1875 to 1931.
- Represents the largest-scale topographic map work for the area at the time.
- Includes contour line representation and reference to normal-zero.
Limitations
- Last updated 1940-01-01 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.
- Time Range
- 1875 to 1931
- Geography
- German Empire (area of responsibility of the then Reich Office for Land Recording)