Maps of the German Empire at a scale of 1:25,000, produced by the Prussian State Recording from 1875. The recording of these measuring table sheets was essentially completed by 1912, with new photographs of earlier sheets finished in 1931. The Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie provides these plano sheets, which were the largest-scale topographic map work for the area of the then Reich Office for Land Recording.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical landforms and elevation changes based on the contour line representation.
- Study the development of civilian map demand and cartographic techniques in the late 19th century.
- Georeference historical features using the map's reference to normal-zero.
- Compare multi-colored and single-colored printing techniques used for the sheets.
Strengths
- Provides a large-scale (1:25,000) topographic series for a historical period.
- Covers a significant time range, with production spanning from 1875 to 1931.
- Includes contour line representation and a vertical datum (normal-zero).
Limitations
- Last updated 1938-01-01 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 recording by the Prussian State Recording.
- Time Range
- 1875 to 1931
- Freshness
- 1938-01-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- German Empire