From 1875, the Prussian State Recording began producing these 1:25,000 scale topographic map sheets, a process essentially completed by 1912. The sheets feature contour lines and a normal-zero reference, forming the largest-scale topographic map series for the area of the Reich Office for Land Recording by 1931. The maps are plano and were mostly supplied as single-coloured prints.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical landforms based on contour line representation.
- Study the evolution of civilian topographic mapping based on the series' stated purpose.
- Georeference historical features based on the precise 1:25,000 scale.
- Compare map production styles based on the single-coloured and multi-coloured print variants.
Strengths
- Provides a foundational, largest-scale map series for its time and region as stated in the description.
- Covers a significant production period from 1875 to 1931.
- Includes contour lines and a normal-zero reference for elevation data.
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 surveying and cartographic production by the Prussian State Recording and later the Reich Office for Land Recording.
- Time Range
- 1875 to 1931
- Freshness
- 1938-01-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- German Empire (area of responsibility of the Reich Office for Land Recording)