Prussian Original Survey Maps at 1:25,000 Scale for Welzow

1822 marked the start of production for the Prussian Urmesstischblätter, hand-drawn one-off maps at a scale of 1:25,000. The Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie provides this sheet for Welzow, which formed the basis for smaller-scale maps and the beginning of modern topographic cartography. The data was last updated in 1846.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical land use and topography based on the hand-drawn map features mentioned in the description
• Train geospatial models for historical map feature recognition based on the detailed 1:25,000 scale
• Study the design principles of early topographic cartography based on the 1821 Royal Prussian General Staff instructions referenced
• Digitize and compare historical landscape changes based on the original survey sheet

Strengths

• Represents the foundational origin of modern topographic cartography, as stated in the description
• Based on specific design and content instructions from the Royal Prussian General Staff issued in 1821
• Available in high-quality plot formats for some reworked sheets, as noted

Limitations

• Last updated 1846-01-01 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 original survey sheets produced by the Royal Prussian General Staff.

Time Range

Production began in 1822; this sheet dated to 1846.

Freshness

1846-01-01 00:00:00

Geography

Prussian territory, specifically the area of Welzow.