Prussian territory hand-drawn topographic maps produced beginning in 1822. The maps are one-of-a-kind, created at a scale of 1:25,000 to serve as the basis for smaller-scale maps. They were produced by the Royal Prussian General Staff, with content and design standardized by instructions issued in 1821.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical land use and settlement patterns based on hand-drawn topographic features.
- Study the evolution of cartographic techniques and standards based on the 1821 design instructions.
- Georeference historical features onto modern maps based on the detailed 1:25,000 scale.
- Train computer vision models for map feature recognition based on the hand-drawn imagery.
Strengths
- Maps mark the beginning of topographic cartography, with a standardized design from 1821.
- Available as high-quality plots, with some individual sheets reworked to be more similar to the original.
Limitations
- Last updated 1845-01-01 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
- Hand-drawn one-off maps produced by the Royal Prussian General Staff.
- Time Range
- Production began in 1822.
- Freshness
- 1845-01-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- Entire territory of Prussia.