Dover Delaware Bombay Hook NWR Middletown USGS Topo Map 1906
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Dover Delaware Bombay Hook NWR Middletown USGS Topo Map 1906

$95

Printed in its year of first publication, 1906, this 30-minute USGS topographic sheet was surveyed in the field in 1896 under geographer H.M. Wilson and remains in excellent condition—never folded, smooth and flat, on thick stock. It takes in a stretch of central Delaware and the surrounding country across into Maryland and New Jersey, with Dover, Smyrna, Middletown, and the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge along Delaware Bay all within the quad boundaries. Drawn well before the modern road and interstate system, it records the historic travel routes and rail lines that connected these towns, and comes from an uncommonly well-preserved collection.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEDover
STATEDelaware, Maryland, New Jersey
LOCATION45 miles east of Baltimore
SERIES30-minute
SURVEYED1896 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERH.M. Wilson
EDITION1906
REVISION1904
PRINTED1906
SCALE1:125000
CONTOUR INTERVAL20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS13 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA27 x 35 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.

This antique sheet is a 1906 edition of the Dover Delaware USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 120-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 Dover 30-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 1896.

A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
Maps from the USGS 30-minute series have been out of print for many years. They have never been common and original prints are increasingly difficult to find. For areas where the 30-minute map was produced, it is usually the first large-scale survey done by the USGS for that area. These are a valuable historical record, as they contain many placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent series’ and editions.

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-> Barclay, Bridgetown, Camden, Cecilton, Chesterville, Cheswold, Church Hill, Clayton, DoverFelton, and others
* Counties Covered-> Caroline, Cecil, Kent, New Castle, Queen Anne’s, and Salem
* Federal Land Units-> Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
* Rivers and Streams-> Allabands Mill Stream, Alloway Creek, Alloway Hope Halfway, Almshouse Branch, Alston Branch, Appoquinimink River, Augustine Creek, Barlow Branch, Beaver BranchBeaverdam Branch, and others
* Water Bodies-> Andrews Lake, Black Swamp, Cedar Swamp, Derby Pond, Duck Creek Pond, Garrisons Lake, Grandad Meadows, Lake Bonnie, Lake ComoLittle Mill Pond, and others

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