COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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Author:
Reichsamt fur Landesaufnahme
author
Reichsamt fur Landesaufnahme
Author
false
Date:
1928
date
1928
Date
false
Short Title:
Index Map: Sheets 1 - 674
short_title
Index Map: Sheets 1 - 674
Short Title
false
Publisher:
Reichsamt fur Landesaufnahme
publisher
Reichsamt fur Landesaufnahme
Publisher
false
Type:
Index Map
type
Index Map
Type
false
Scale 1:
100,000
scale_1
100,000
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false
Note:
Index map for sheets 1 to 674.
note
Index map for sheets 1 to 674.
Note
false
Country:
Germany
country
Germany
Country
false
Full Title:
(Index Map Sheets 1 - 674). Ubersichts - Blatt zu der Karte des Deutschen Reiches.
full_title
(Index Map Sheets 1 - 674). Ubersichts - Blatt zu der Karte des Deutschen Reiches.
Full Title
false
List No:
5820.731
list_no
5820.731
List No
false
Series No:
0
series_no
0
Series No
false
Publication Author:
Reichsamt fur Landesaufnahme
publication_author
Reichsamt fur Landesaufnahme
Publication Author
false
Pub Date:
1893
pub_date
1893
Pub Date
false
Pub Title:
Karte des Deutschen Reiches.
pub_title
Karte des Deutschen Reiches.
Pub Title
false
Pub Note:
IIn an agreement dated March 4, 1878, the states of Prussia, Saxony, Bavaria, and Wurttemberg (the areas of modern day Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, and Kaliningrad, and part of Lithuania) agreed to map their areas on a 1:100,000 scale in a common topographic grid survey consisting of 674 sheets. Each sheet covers about 30 minutes in longitude and 15 minutes in latitude. One centimeter on a map is equivalent to 1 kilometer on the ground. Average sheet size is about 35 cm x 28 cm. Each sheet covers about 1000 square kilometers and was engraved on copper. A polyhedral projection was used. Prime meridian was Ferro, later switched to Greenwich. The series is known as the KDR-100 (German General Staff map) and was surveyed beginning in 1878, although many sheets were simply drawn from pre-existing military maps, often of larger (more detailed) scale. The mapping continued until 1945, so most sheets were revised at least once. This collection strongly trends toward the earliest editions. They were published for the General Staffs of Bavaria, Prussia, Saxony and Wurttemberg by “R. Eisenschmidt, Verlags-Buchhandlung” (publishing bookstore). (Berlin). Key organizations indicated on the maps include (1) Topographic Bureau of Royal Saxony, abbreviated in German as “topogr. bureau des konigl. sachs.” And (2) Royal Prussian General Staff, abbreviated in German as “Kgl. Preuss. Generalstab.” Most sheets stamped with "The Library of Massachusetts, State House, Boston," and the apparent date of acquisition. Almost all of the sheets are trimmed to the neatline to allow for closer alignment of multiple sheets when viewing, apparently a common practice by publishers of the sheets. Therefore the printed publishing date has been removed and we are estimating the date based on the acquisition stamp date.
pub_note
IIn an agreement dated March 4, 1878, the states of Prussia, Saxony, Bavaria, and Wurttemberg (the areas of modern day Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, and Kaliningrad, and part of Lithuania) agreed to map their areas on a 1:100,000 scale in a common topographic grid survey consisting of 674 sheets. Each sheet covers about 30 minutes in longitude and 15 minutes in latitude. One centimeter on a map is equivalent to 1 kilometer on the ground. Average sheet size is about 35 cm x 28 cm. Each sheet covers about 1000 square kilometers and was engraved on copper. A polyhedral projection was used. Prime meridian was Ferro, later switched to Greenwich. The series is known as the KDR-100 (German General Staff map) and was surveyed beginning in 1878, although many sheets were simply drawn from pre-existing military maps, often of larger (more detailed) scale. The mapping continued until 1945, so most sheets were revised at least once. This collection strongly trends toward the earliest editions. They were published for the General Staffs of Bavaria, Prussia, Saxony and Wurttemberg by “R. Eisenschmidt, Verlags-Buchhandlung” (publishing bookstore). (Berlin). Key organizations indicated on the maps include (1) Topographic Bureau of Royal Saxony, abbreviated in German as “topogr. bureau des konigl. sachs.” And (2) Royal Prussian General Staff, abbreviated in German as “Kgl. Preuss. Generalstab.” Most sheets stamped with "The Library of Massachusetts, State House, Boston," and the apparent date of acquisition. Almost all of the sheets are trimmed to the neatline to allow for closer alignment of multiple sheets when viewing, apparently a common practice by publishers of the sheets. Therefore the printed publishing date has been removed and we are estimating the date based on the acquisition stamp date.
Pub Note
false
Pub List No:
5820.000
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5820.000
Pub List No
false
Pub Type:
National Atlas
pub_type
National Atlas
Pub Type
false
Pub Maps:
674
pub_maps
674
Pub Maps
false
Pub Height cm:
30
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30
Pub Height cm
false
Pub Width cm:
39
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39
Pub Width cm
false
Image No:
5820731.jp2
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5820731.jp2
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Download 1:
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<a href=https://www.davidrumsey.com/rumsey/download.pl?image=/162/5820731.jp2 target=_blank>Full Image Download in JP2 Format</a>
Download 1
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Download 2:
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<a href="https://www.extensis.com/support/geoviewer-9" target="_blank">GeoViewer for JP2 and SID files</a>
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Authors:
Reichsamt fur Landesaufnahme
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Reichsamt fur Landesaufnahme
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