German Empire topographic maps from the Prussian State Recording, produced between 1875 and 1931. The collection consists of measuring table sheets at a 1:25,000 scale, featuring contour lines and normal-zero references. These sheets were created by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie and formed the largest-scale topographic map work for the area at the time.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical land cover changes based on the contour line representation.
- Georeference and compare historical administrative boundaries based on the topographic map work.
- Study the evolution of cartographic techniques based on the single-coloured and multi-coloured prints.
Strengths
- Provides a detailed 1:25,000 scale, which is a large-scale for historical topographic mapping.
- Covers a significant time period, with recording beginning in 1875 and new photographs completed by 1931.
- Sheets were the basis for subsequent map scales, indicating foundational importance.
Limitations
- Last updated 1942-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Specific sheet count, file formats, and column-level documentation are absent.
Provenance
- Source
- Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
- Collection Method
- Topographic recording and mapping by the Prussian State Recording.
- Time Range
- 1875 to 1931
- Geography
- German Empire (area of responsibility of the then Reich Office for Land Recording)