Hand-drawn Prussian original survey maps from the early 19th century mark the beginning of modern topographic cartography. The production of these one-off maps began in 1822 for the entire territory of Prussia at a scale of 1:25,000. The Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie provides these sheets, which were intended as a basis for smaller-scale maps and are available as plano prints or high-quality plots.
Use Cases
- Historical landscape analysis based on the detailed 1:25,000 scale topographic features
- Study of cartographic design evolution based on the hand-drawn, one-off map sheets
- Georeferencing and comparison with modern maps based on the foundational topographic data
Strengths
- Maps are foundational to modern topographic cartography, as stated in the description
- Sheets are available as high-quality plots, suggesting good visual fidelity
- Production began in 1822, providing a specific historical origin date
Limitations
- Last updated date is 1841-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
- Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred
Provenance
- Source
- Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie
- Collection Method
- Hand-drawn original survey maps produced by the Royal Prussian General Staff.
- Time Range
- Production began in 1822. The specific sheet date is unknown.
- Geography
- Prussia, specifically the Baruth (Mark) region.