Perilla Arizona Douglas USGS 30-Min Topo Map 1919 Antique
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Perilla Arizona Douglas USGS 30-Min Topo Map 1919 Antique

$57

Printed in its first year of publication, 1919, this USGS 30-minute topographic sheet is in very good condition on thick stock, never folded, with lightly age-toned paper and a red inventory notation in the upper right collar. It takes in the Arizona–New Mexico borderlands near Douglas in Cochise and Hidalgo counties, running from the Perilla Mountains eastward to the Guadalupe Mountains and Guadalupe Canyon, with the San Bernardino Grant and portions of Coronado National Forest within the quad; the Mexico side of the border is left unsurveyed. Drawn from a 1917 field survey under geographer R.B. Marshall and engraved in 1918, it records the historic travel routes, rail lines, and placenames of the region as they stood before the modern highway system, and comes from the vintage map collection of Art Christiansen of Tempe, Arizona. The reverse carries printed reference material on the mapping program and how to read the map.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEPerilla
STATEArizona, New Mexico
LOCATIONVicinity of Douglas
SERIES30-minute
SURVEYED1917 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERR.B. Marshall
ENGRAVED1918
EDITION1919
PRINTED1919
SCALE1:125000
CONTOUR INTERVAL100 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS17 x 21 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS15 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA30 x 35 miles
SOURCEFrom the vintage map collection of Art Christiansen, Tempe, Arizona
SHEET CONDITION
For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITIONVery Good
SHEET NOTESlightly handled, never folded, lightly age-toned paper
MAP AREAno wear, no markings, minor blemish in southern unsurveyed (Mexico) portion of map
COLLARSno wear or tears, very minor blemishes, red inventory notation in upper right collar corner
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.
BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Perilla 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 1919. 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 1919 edition of the Perilla Arizona USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 107-year-old United States Geological Survey print in very good 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 Perilla 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 1917.

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-> Douglas
* Counties Covered-> Cochise and Hidalgo
* Federal Land Units-> Baker Canyon Wilderness Study Area, Coronado National Forest, and San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge
* Rivers and Streams-> Cottonwood Creek, Danger Wash, Lion Creek, Silver Creek, and Sycamore Creek
* Water Bodies-> Mormon Tanks

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