270 hand-drawn, multi-color map sheets of Prussian territory east of the Weser river, created between 1767 and 1787 under the direction of Prussian officer Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Graf von Schmettau. The original unique pieces are held by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin and were not intended for publication. Each sheet is a large-format, plano map measuring 97 cm by 64 cm at a scale of 1:50,000.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical land use and settlement patterns based on the detailed 1:50,000 scale topographic images.
- Study the evolution of cartographic techniques based on hand-drawn, multi-color map sheets.
- Conduct historical geographic information systems (HGIS) research based on the georeferenced coverage of Prussian territory east of the Weser.
Strengths
- 270 individual map sheets provide extensive spatial coverage.
- High-resolution detail from a 1:50,000 scale.
- Original hand-drawn pieces represent unique historical artifacts.
Limitations
- Last updated 1787-12-31 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 topographic survey.
- Time Range
- 1767 to 1787
- Freshness
- 1787-12-31
- Geography
- Prussian territory east of the Weser river.