From 1875 to 1912, the Prussian State Recording created topographic map sheets at a scale of 1:25,000, with updates completed by 1931. The maps, produced by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie, feature contour lines and a normal-zero reference, forming the largest-scale topographic map series for the area of the then Reich Office for Land Recording. They were primarily intended to satisfy civilian demand and served as the basis for subsequent map scales.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical land use and settlement patterns based on the topographic features.
- Study the evolution of cartographic techniques based on the contour line representation and normal-zero reference.
- Georeference historical events based on the precise 1:25,000 scale mapping of the German Empire.
Strengths
- Covers a significant historical period from 1875 to 1931.
- Provides a detailed 1:25,000 scale, which was the largest-scale topographic map series for its area at the time.
- Served as the foundational basis for subsequent map scales.
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 and temporal bias inherent to the historical source.
Provenance
- Source
- Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
- Collection Method
- Topographic surveying and cartographic production by the Prussian State Recording and its successor organizations.
- Time Range
- 1875 to 1931
- Freshness
- 1934-01-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- German Empire