Schmettausches Chart set Brandenburg-Section 38, Templin

The topographical images of this map book for the former Prussian territory east of the Weser in scale 1: 50,000 took place between 1767 and 1787. with the significant participation of Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Graf von Schmettau. The Prussian officer and cartographer created the work against the concerns of Frederick II. However, in consultation with the then Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm II on his own initiative and with the support of the Minister Friedrich Wilhelm Graf von der Schulenburg-Kehnert. According to sources, scope and content, the work is the culmination of pre-official Prussian cartography. The individual sheets were hand-drawn unique pieces and not intended for publication. The originals of the 270-section map work are in the possession of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz. The cards are available as multicolour prints and have a size of 97 cm x 64 cm. You will be given plano.