Schmettausches Kartewerk Brandenburg-Section 78, Berlin

The topographical images of this map for the then Prussian territory east of the Weser in scale 1: 50,000 were made in the years 1767 to 1787 with the authoritative 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 forms the culmination of pre-official Prussian cartography. The individual sheets were hand-drawn unique and not intended for publication. The originals of the 270 sections are in the possession of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin — Prussian Cultural Heritage. The cards are available as multi-color prints and have a measurement of 97 cm x 64 cm. They are given plano.该比例尺为1:50000的威悉河以东原普鲁士领地地形测绘图，完成于1767年至1787年间，由弗里德里希·威廉·卡尔·冯·施梅托伯爵（Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Graf von Schmettau）主导参与编制。这位普鲁士军官兼制图师不顾腓特烈二世的反对，主动发起该项测绘工作，曾与时任王储弗里德里希·威廉二世商议，并得到大臣弗里德里希·威廉·冯·舒伦堡-凯纳特（Friedrich Wilhelm Graf von der Schulenburg-Kehnert）的支持。从史料依据、测绘范围与内容维度来看，该作品堪称普鲁士官方成立前制图事业的巅峰之作。各分幅均为手绘孤本原稿，未作刊行之用。全套270幅分幅的原稿现由柏林州立图书馆——普鲁士文化遗产基金会（Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin — Prussian Cultural Heritage）收藏。该地图现有多色印刷版本，单幅尺寸为97厘米×64厘米，采用平版印制工艺。