From 1875, the Prussian State Recording began producing topographic maps at a scale of 1:25,000, a project largely completed by 1912. These measuring table sheets, created by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie, feature contour lines and a normal-zero reference, forming the basis for subsequent map scales. The final new photographs of the sheets were completed in 1931.
Use Cases
- Historical landscape analysis based on contour line representation.
- Study of cartographic evolution based on the transition from single-colored to multi-colored prints.
- Georeferencing historical features using the normal-zero reference system.
Strengths
- Maps span a significant historical period from 1875 to 1931.
- Sheets were the largest-scale topographic map work for the area of the Reich Office for Land Recording in 1931.
- Includes contour line representation and a normal-zero reference.
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.
- Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to the source.
Provenance
- Source
- Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
- Collection Method
- Topographic surveying and map production by the Prussian State Recording.
- Time Range
- 1875 to 1931
- Geography
- German Empire