From the second half of the 19th century onwards, a number of semi-topographical, elevation and orientation plans of Prague were created, recording the rapid development of the metropolis.

In the plans you can see the location and numbering of all the buildings, while noting the rapid development of the metropolis. The plans gradually included the surrounding villages or new districts created by the expansion of Prague.

A topographical plan of the royal city of Prague with Smichov and Karlín 1869

In 1869 Josef Mayr, a landscape engineer, created a "Semi-topographical plan of the royal city of Prague with Smíchov and Karlin with old and new house numbers and new street and square names" at a scale of 1 : 4,400. It was self-published by the Society of Notaries in Bohemia on 8 sheets (color lithography) with the dimensions 430 x 595 mm.

The plan, modified by František Skramovský, was published in 1940 at a scale of 1 : 7 400 by V. Neubert in an appendix to the publication „Polohopisný plán královského hlavního města Prahy kolem roku 1870“.

The plan is stored in the Archives of Prague.

A topographical plan of the royal city of Prague with Smichov and Karlín 1869

A semi-topographical plan of the royal capital Prague 1884

In 1884 the building council surveyor Alfred Hurtig drew up a "Semi-topographical plan of the Royal Capital Prague", at that time including the area of Prague I to VI, parts of the surrounding villages of Smíchov, Karlín, Král. Vinohrady, Žižkov and Nusle. The plan consisted of nine sheets at a scale of 1 : 4,000, 380 x 540 mm (1 sheet), published by the bookseller F. Kytka.

A semi-topographical plan of the royal capital Prague 1884

Plan of the location and elevations of the royal capital Prague 1889

According to the building regulations of 10 April 1866 for the Royal Capital Prague and for the towns and villages around Prague, belonging to the Municipality of Prague, a plan of the location of existing and future buildings was to be drawn up by May 1887 at the latest. The plan was to include all squares, streets, sewers and pipes with elevations. Furthermore, all land and building plots including buildings with house numbers and parcel numbers. The plan was to have important heights differentiated by different colors.

For this reason, and also for a competition for the Prague sewerage system, a plan of Prague and its surroundings was drawn up by the municipal Building Office (the sewerage office) at a scale of 1 : 2,880.

Plan of the location and elevations of the royal capital Prague 1889

A semi-topographical plan of the royal capital Prague 1891

The semi-topographical plan of the royal capital Prague (1891) was drawn up by Alfred Hurtig, a surveyor of the municipal Building Office. The second, updated edition of the plan from 1884 covers the area of Prague I to VI, as well as parts of the surrounding municipalities of Smíchov, Karlín, Král. Vinohrady, Žižkov and Nusle. The plan consists of nine sheets at a scale of 1 : 4,000 with the dimensions 380 x 540 mm (1 sheet). Within the suburban area, the plan depicts the contemporary state of regulation design.

The copy of the plan shown is deposited in the National Library of the Czech Republic.

A semi-topographical plan of the royal capital Prague 1891

Orientation Plan of the Royal Capital Prague and Neighboring Municipalities 1909-1914

The orientation plan published by the Municipality of Prague in 1909-1914 was prepared by the Building Office of the Royal Capital Prague (Department III. B) at a scale of 1 : 5,000. Reproductions were made by the "Unie" printing house in Prague. The map sheets were 615 x 500, 600 x 500 mm (full sheets) with portrait orientation. In 1914, there was a separate Building Office, Department III - B, which was divided into a department for geometry and a department for new town surveys.

Our edition is supplemented with colored markings of public or private greenery, sand pits or quarries are depicted in yellow.

Orientation Plan of the Royal Capital Prague and Neighboring Municipalities 1909-1914

Elevation plan of the capital city Prague and its surroundings 1920 - 1924

For the general regulation and development plan, the Board of Elders decided that the Surveyor's Office should prepare a map base at a scale of 1 : 5,000, and later at a scale of 1 : 2,880. The plan was to be drawn up for 111 municipalities, covering an area of almost 500 km2. The Municipality of Prague could not manage this costly work alone and asked the then Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Finance and Public Works to jointly participate. It was agreed to carry out this work in cooperation with the former Military Geographical Institute, the Ministry of Finance and the Municipality of Prague. Work began in the spring of 1920 and continued for 4 surveying periods. The largest part was prepared by the staff of the Military Geographical Institute. The elevation plan of Greater Prague remained the basis for the later "Orientation Plan of the Capital City Prague" (1938).

Elevation plan of the capital city Prague and its surroundings 1920 - 1924

Orientation plan of the capital city Prague and its surroundings 1938

An orientation plan published by the Prague Municipality and prepared by the Building Office of Prague, Department 1 (surveying) at a scale of 1 : 5,000. The basis was the Elevation Plan of Prague from 1920 - 1924.

In December 1937, preparatory work began in the surveying office. The management of the work related to the drawing and printing was entrusted by the surveying council to Ing. Pudr. Printed by the Geographical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior. The plan was drawn up at the certified scale of 1 : 5,000 and the territory of Greater Prague divided into 42 sheets, including the sheet position. It took one and a half years to create.

Orientation plan of the capital city Prague and its surroundings 1938

Plan of Prague 1944

After the secession of Slovakia in March 1939, the occupation of the Czech lands and the establishment of the so-called Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, the former Czechoslovak army and with it the military topographical service was demobilized. In April 1939 the topographical service was taken over by the Ministry of the Interior and in 1942 the Geodetic Office of Bohemia and Moravia in Prague was established.

The Geodetic Office of Bohemia and Moravia prepared and printed a plan of Prague at the scale of 1 : 15,000. It consisted of two sheets (15 000 x 20 570 m). It corresponded to the situation in 1944. The Gusterberg coordinate system was used to create it.

Plan of Prague 1944