From 1875, the Prussian State Recording began producing topographic maps at a 1:25,000 scale, with the work largely completed by 1912. These measuring table sheets, featuring contour lines and a standard reference level, formed the primary large-scale map series for the German Empire's territory by 1931. The Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie provides these historical map sheets, which were typically supplied as single-color prints.
Use Cases
- Analyzing historical land use changes based on topographic features.
- Studying the evolution of cartographic techniques based on the map series' development.
- Georeferencing historical maps for comparison with modern spatial data.
Strengths
- Covers a significant historical period from 1875 to 1931.
- Served as the primary large-scale topographic map series for the German Empire by 1931.
Limitations
- Last updated 1941-01-01 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
- Produced by the Prussian State Recording and later the Reich Office for Land Recording.
- Time Range
- 1875 to 1931
- Freshness
- 1941-01-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- German Empire