Batavia New York Le Roy Warsaw USGS Topo Map 1904 Antique
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Batavia New York Le Roy Warsaw USGS Topo Map 1904 Antique

$75

Printed in its year of first publication, 1904, this USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is an antique in excellent condition — never folded, smooth and flat, with a flawless map area and only very minor blemishes in the collar, on thick stock and part of an uncommonly well-preserved collection. It takes in a stretch of western New York southwest of Rochester, with the city of Batavia and the towns of Le Roy, Warsaw, Wyoming, and Alexander falling within the quad, spread across Genesee and Wyoming counties. Engraved in 1904 under geographer H.M. Wilson and drawn from an 1902 field survey, it records these Genesee Valley communities as they stood at the turn of the century, and the reverse carries printed reference material on reading the map. Hole punches run along the left collar.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEBatavia
STATENew York
LOCATION35 miles southwest of Rochester
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1902 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERH.M. Wilson
ENGRAVED1904
EDITION1904
PRINTED1904
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS12 7/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA13 x 17 miles
SOURCEFrom an uncommonly well-preserved collection
SHEET CONDITION
For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITIONExcellent
SHEET NOTESvery lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat
MAP AREAflawless map area
COLLARSno wear or tears, no markings, very minor blemishes, hole punches along left collar
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.
BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Batavia sheet similar to the one shown in the picture. It outlines the history, purpose, and status of the USGS mapping program at the time of the printing in 1904. It also provides instructions on how to read contour lines and a description of how they are used to depict the terrain. At the bottom of the page is a legend showing all of the symbols used to represent the cultural, relief, and water features found on the map.

This antique sheet is a 1904 edition of the Batavia New York USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 122-year-old United States Geological Survey print in excellent condition.

HOW THIS MAP CAN BE USED
In addition to making a fascinating conversation piece, this sheet would look great in a frame or on display, make a unique and prized gift for anyone interested in this area, be perfect as a reference for genealogy studies or general historical research, or fill that missing piece in your collection.

FEATURES SHOWN ON THE MAP
The Batavia 15-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, railroads, rivers, creeks, elevation contour lines, public land survey lines, county, state, and other administrative boundaries as they existed at the time of the survey in 1902. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also shown, with exceptions in some urban areas, where only landmark buildings may be shown.

A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
Maps from the 15-minute series for the continental United States are no longer produced or printed by the USGS and original prints are becoming increasingly difficult to find. They are a valuable historical record for an area, as they contain many placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent maps.

PLACENAMES
The following places are found within the boundary of this quadrangle. They may or may not be shown or labeled, depending on the map series and vintage.
* Cities and Towns-> Alexander, Batavia, Le Roy, Pavilion, Warsaw, and Wyoming
* Counties Covered-> Genesee and Wyoming
* Rivers and Streams-> Baker Brook, Beards Creek, Black Creek, Cascade Brook, Crow Creek, Little Tonawanda Creek, Middlebury Brook, Oatka Creek, Pearl CreekSilver Lake Inlet, and others
* Water Bodies-> .TRUE., Attica Reservoir, Chapin Pond, Gouinlocks Pond, Jenkins Pond, and Seven Springs Pond

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