Englebrecht Ranch California Cantua Creek USGS Topo Map 1947
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Englebrecht Ranch California Cantua Creek USGS Topo Map 1947

$17

This 7.5-minute USGS topographic sheet is a first-year 1947 edition, printed in 1947 with 1946 revisions, and is in fair condition, having been handled considerably with midsheet horizontal and vertical foldlines. Drawn from a 1921 field survey, it takes in a portion of California’s San Joaquin Valley southwest of Fresno, with the community of Cantua Creek and Cantua Creek itself falling within the quad boundaries. Based on that earlier survey, it captures the valley floor before the modern road system and current agricultural footprint took shape, showing historic levees, drainage alignments, placenames, and the ranches and structures of the era. The reverse carries a printed map summary and symbol legend, and the map area shows only minor wear with pencilled parcel notations in the northeast corner.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEEnglebrecht Ranch
STATECalifornia
LOCATION32 miles southwest of Fresno
SERIES7.5-minute
SURVEYED1921 Field Survey
EDITION1947
REVISION1946
PRINTED1947
SCALE1:24000
CONTOUR INTERVAL5 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS21 x 26 1/2 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS18 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches
COVERAGE AREA7 x 9 miles
SHEET CONDITION
For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITIONFair
SHEET NOTEShandled considerably, midsheet horizontal and vertical foldlines (1/4)
MAP AREAminor wear, no blemishes, pencilled parcel notations in northeast corner of map
COLLARSminor wear or tears, no markings, notable blemish in top collar
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.
BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Englebrecht Ranch 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 1947. 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 vintage sheet is a 1947 edition of the Englebrecht Ranch California USGS topographic map. It is an original 79-year-old United States Geological Survey print in fair condition.

HOW THIS MAP CAN BE USED
In addition to making a fascinating conversation piece, this sheet would 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 Englebrecht Ranch 7.5-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, paths, 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 1921. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also shown.

A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
This map is from the 7.5-minute series, the most detailed series that is widely available from the USGS. The 1947 Englebrecht Ranch map is a valuable historical record for the area. It contains some 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-> Cantua Creek
* Counties Covered-> Fresno

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