Prussian territory is covered by hand-drawn, one-off map sheets at a scale of 1:25,000. The collection was produced starting in 1822 by the Royal Prussian General Staff and marks the beginning of modern topographic cartography. Individual sheets are available as high-quality prints or plots.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical land use and settlement patterns based on the hand-drawn topographic features.
- Study the evolution of cartographic design and standards based on the 1821 instruction and sample sheets.
- Georeference historical maps for comparison with modern spatial data based on the precise 1:25,000 scale.
Strengths
- Sheets are hand-drawn originals representing the start of systematic topographic cartography.
- Available as high-quality plots for detailed inspection.
- Produced under a standardized instruction from the Royal Prussian General Staff in 1821.
Limitations
- Last updated 1842-12-31 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
- Collection Method
- Hand-drawn map sheets produced by the Royal Prussian General Staff.
- Time Range
- Production began in 1822.
- Geography
- Prussian territory, specifically the area of Schlagenthin.