Map of the German Empire (General Staff Map)

Map sheet 459 ( Dillenburg ) from 1933

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The map of the German Empire is a topographic map series for the German Empire on a scale of 1: 100,000.

description

The map series was created after a joint decision of the German states of Prussia , Bavaria , Saxony and Württemberg on March 4, 1878, which provided for a uniform design. The scale was based on the Prussian general staff map.

The map series was completed in 1909 for the entire Reich territory and was also known as the "General Staff Map". It was engraved in one color in copper . Waters were colored blue. The result was 674 sheets, each 30 minutes long and 15 minutes wide (about 1,000 km²) in the format 35 × 28 cm.

The grid extends over 35 leaves from west to east and over 32 leaves from north to south.

Distinction

This set of maps is to be distinguished from the map of the German Empire on a scale of 1: 500,000 by Carl Vogel (1828–1897), which was published by Perthes in about 27 color lithographed sheets from 1893 to the end of the Second World War .

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literature

The Reichsamt für Landesaufnahme and its map series. Berlin 1931, digitized version , PDF file, 14 MB
Wilhelm Kleffner: The Reich map works, with special treatment of the representation of the soil forms. Berlin 1939.

Web links

Commons : Map of the German Empire - collection of images, videos and audio files

Posselt: On the development of the map series "Map of the German Empire 1: 100,000 - KDR 100" (German General Staff Map).
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Map of the German Empire. Complete scan (800 dpi) including Google Earth connection of all editions from the 1890s.
Deutsche Fotothek : Map of the German Empire, 1907–1919.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Wolfgang Torge : History of geodesy in Germany . Walter de Gruyter , Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-019056-4 , p. 247 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[Torge-1] Wolfgang Torge : History of geodesy in Germany . Walter de Gruyter , Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-019056-4 , p. 247 ( limited preview in Google Book search).