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German maps to 1919
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This page presents German maps of Poland and other Central and East
European Countries dated until 1919. The bulk of the sheets is the work
of Königlich Preußischen Landesaufnahme, in
charge of producing maps for 2nd Reich and all maps of the neighbouring
countries.
The maps are listed by their type and scale.
last update: 28 July 2013 1:25,000
scale maps of Eastern Europe
From Central and Eastern Europe, usually based on Russian maps of
various scales (1:21,000 through 1:42,000 to 1:84,000). Total number of
sheets is unknown, but given the area they covered, it was
easily thousands of sheets. Currently we have only about 20 of
them
available in Mapster: Please note - a large (= slow
loading) index sheet), alternatively, alist
Karte des westlichen Russlands,
1:100 000
based on Russian maps (1:42 000, 1:84 000 i 1:126 000) from
the end of 19th and beginning of 20th century. KdwR was printed both in
small, individual sheets (total of 467 sheets), as well as the joint
ones. The map was also heavily borrowed from in the early editions of
Polish maps by Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny
until
mid-1920s. Please note, as the number of sheets we hold is substantial,
we decided to abandon a table and provide a link to the Mapster
Index Sheet
instead, where you can download the maps. Currently, almost all sheets
are available, most in at least 400 dpi, usually also 600 dpi.
Joint KdwR sheets can be downloaded from
three index
sheets in Mapster (they overlap, so it was impossible to combine in one
index sheet): 1.
1:126
000 German
and Austrian sheet numbers following the original, Russian sheet order
(transliteration applied where Russian letters were used). Thus, the
zones are marked with ROMAN numberal while columns are marked with
ARABIC numerals. Additionally, map coverage of the areas, such as
Poland which bordered on Germany or extended to cover some parts of
German territory was marked with capital letters in
reverse order (D, C, B, A).
An example of sheet numbers in zone XVII, from west to east:
XVII D, XVIIC, XVIIB, XVIIA, XVII
1, XVII 2,
XVII 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, etc.
Austrian
editions appear to be of somewhat better print quality, and some were
hand-coloured, to make them even more legible. However, our originals
were cut
down to trim the margins, so original sheet titles remain
unknown. Therefore, to make it easier, file names are composed of
BETTER KNOWN PLACE-NAMES present on a given sheet, e.g.
“XIX-C_KuK_126K_Sieradz-Piotrkow.jpg”
Since the margines are
trimmed, neither print date, nor original Russian edition, nor original
Russian topographic survey dates are available for Austrian variant (click here for a list of
Austrian, downloadable editions of this map type in Mapster). German copies of Russian map,
same scale, with some place-names in
Latin transliteration (currently only a list of sheets to download, in
Mapster). Reymann's topographischer
Special-Karte von Central Europa, 1:200 000
A map which was in constant use for over 100 years. Originally
published in
142 sheets, later extended to 330 sheets and finally to 529
sheets, which cover the area from Paris in the east to Grodno in the
east. If
you know Polish, you can look up some information, on
Wikipedia:
Mapy Reymanna. Alternatively, you can try it
in German and use Google translation to get a decent
translation into English.
All sheets 400 dpi, unless
indicated otherwise, file size 6 - 12 Mb.
Special-Karte von Mittel-Europa,
1:300,000
A popular German“Overview map of Central Europe” (Übersichtskarte von
Mitteleuropa) had its origins in a private venture, a “Special Map of
Central Europe”
(„Special-Karte von Mittel-Europa”) produced in 164 sheets, from
approx. 1872 onwards, and according to the title sheets,“from official
sources”. The author was W. Liebanow, and the publishing house Herm.
Oppermann in Hannover, while lithography and print is attributed to
Leop. Kraatz, Berlin (some sources quote the publisher as L.
Revenstein, Frankfurt a. Mein.)
We have only two multi-sheet maps from this edition, one made
up
of 6, the other 8 regular, smaller sheets. The first sheet below covers
north-western German and Pommern, the second, Pommern including the
city of Danzig, down to the towns of Schneidemühl (Piła) and
Bromberg (Bydgoszcz). +
Nr 22,
23, 24, 34, 35, 36 [400 dpi, 36.4 Mb] +
Nr 5a,
5b, 15, 16, 25, 26, 37, 38 [400 dpi, 46.6 Mb]
Übersichtskarte
von Mitteleuropa 1:300
000 (joint sheet edition) The
same map type, but in a joint, WW1 edition. Resolution 300 -
400 dpi. The sheets to the east (Witebsk, Bobruisk, Ostrow) are less
detailed, based on Russian maps, rescaled, probably 1:420,000. Please
note that, as usual, a large paper sheet = a large file, generally
between 50 - 80 Mb. Index sheet and files available
in Mapster
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Hello: I do Polish Genealogy. I need a topo map of Poland with major cities which I’ve never been able to find on the WEB. It should show post partition Poland with an out line of pre-partition Pola
Hi:
Are there any other maps showing parishes such as:
Andrzej Tomczak
Siec parafialna
Wojewoddztwa pomorskiego
Okregu bytowskiego I leborskiego
W drugiej polowie xvi wieku
Skala 1:300.
Thanks
@JMisiewicz
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