Clymer New York Mayville Sherman USGS Topo Map 1905 Antique

Clymer New York Mayville Sherman USGS Topo Map 1905 Antique

$73

Printed in its year of first publication, 1905, this USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is graded excellent, engraved in that same year and drawn from a 1902 through 1904 field survey under geographer H.M. Wilson. It takes in a stretch of Chautauqua County in New York’s southwestern corner, including the communities of Mayville and Sherman within the quad boundaries, about 65 miles southwest of Buffalo. Never folded and printed on thick stock, the sheet is smooth and flat with a flawless map area and comes from an uncommonly well-preserved collection, with hole punches along the left collar; the reverse carries printed reference material on reading the map.

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SKU: 170 Categories: 15 Minute, New York

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Clymer
STATE	New York
LOCATION	Vicinity of Mayville, 65 miles southwest of Buffalo, NY
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1902 through 1904 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	H.M. Wilson
ENGRAVED	1905
EDITION	1905
PRINTED	1905
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	13 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	13 x 17 miles
SOURCE	From 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 CONDITION	Excellent
SHEET NOTES	very lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, no 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 Clymer 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 1905. 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.
PLACENAMES Depending on map series and survey date, all of the features listed below may not be shown on this map. This list contains features that currently exist or historically existed within the area covered by the map. The list can be used as a reference to determine if this map covers your area of interest. Placenames are listed alphabetically next to each feature type.
CITIES AND TOWNS (CURRENT)	Mayville and Sherman
COUNTIES COVERED	Chautauqua
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Alder Bottom Creek, Beaver Meadow Brook, Belson Creek, Black Brook, Brokenstraw Creek, Brownell Branch, Chadakoin River, Chautauqua Creek, Cutting Brook, French Creek, Hare Creek, Little Brokenstraw Creek, Parks Brook, Perkins Creek, Prendergast Creek, Twentymile Creek, West Branch French Creek, and Wing Creek
WATER BODIES	Findley Lake and Tamarack Swamp
Locations: Camp Findley, King Corners, Marks Corners, Minnegar Corners, Panama Station, Raters Corners, Sheldon Corners, Wait Corners, and Wickwire Corners. Administrative Boundaries: Town of Chautauqua, Town of Clymer, Town of French Creek, Town of Mina, Town of Ripley, and Town of Sherman. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Sweet Hill. Valleys and Canyons: Lathrup Gulf. Drainages: Alder Bottom Creek, Beaver Meadow Brook, Belson Creek, Black Brook, Brownell Branch, Cutting Brook, Parks Brook, and Perkins Creek. Churches: Clymer Hill Church, Edwards Chapel, North Harmony Church, Saint Matthias Church, and South Ripley Church. Forests: State Reforestation Area Chautauqua Number 11. Lakes and Ponds: Findley Lake. Airports: Pratts Eastern Divide Airport and Twin Ponds Airport. Swamps: Beaver Marsh and Perkins Swamp. Schools: Central School.
SHIPPING AND RETURNS
This map sheet will be carefully rolled in a sturdy tube and shipped via the US Postal Service. If you find that the sheet you receive is not as described in the listing, you may ship it back to us for a refund of the purchase price.

This antique sheet is a 1905 edition of the Clymer New York USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 121-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 Clymer 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 through 1904. 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.