Canandaigua New York Victor Holcomb USGS Topo Map 1911

Canandaigua New York Victor Holcomb USGS Topo Map 1911

$75

This 1903 edition, printed in 1911, is an antique USGS 15-minute topographic sheet in excellent condition, never folded and printed on thick stock. Drawn from a 1900 field survey and engraved in 1902 under geographer H.M. Wilson, it takes in the country southeast of Rochester across parts of Monroe, Ontario, and Yates counties, with the city of Canandaigua and the villages of Victor, Holcomb, and Bloomfield within its boundaries. The sheet sits at the northern end of the Finger Lakes, where Canandaigua Lake reaches up toward the city that shares its name, and comes from an uncommonly well-preserved collection, its map area flawless with only minor blemishes and hole punches along the left collar. The reverse carries printed reference material on reading the map.

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SKU: 353 Categories: 15 Minute, New York

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Canandaigua
STATE	New York
LOCATION	25 miles southeast of Rochester
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1900 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	H.M. Wilson
ENGRAVED	1902
EDITION	1903
PRINTED	1911
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	12 7/8 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, 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 Canandaigua 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 1911. 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)	Bloomfield, Canandaigua, Holcomb, and Victor
COUNTIES COVERED	Monroe, Ontario, and Yates
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Beaver Creek, Bebee Creek, Black Brook, Black Creek, Canandaigua Outlet, Fish Creek, Ganargua Creek, Great Brook, Mill Creek, Mud Creek, Padelford Brook, Schaeffer Creek, Sucker Brook, Trout Brook, Trout Creek, and West River
WATER BODIES	Beaver Meadow Swamp, Canandaigua Lake, Fairport Reservoirs, Honeoye Lake, Hozzey Swamp, Shackleton Pond, and Sterling Pond
Locations: Academy, Blacksmith Corners, Fletcher Corners, Four Winds Corners, Ingleside Corners, and McMiller Corners. Administrative Boundaries: Town of Bristol, City of Canandaigua, Town of Canandaigua, Town of East Bloomfield, Town of Farmington, and Town of Victor. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Baptist Hill, Buttermilk Hill, Fort Hill, Hopper Hills, Johnson Hill, and Young Hill. Valleys and Canyons: Barnes Gully, Berby Hollow, Bristol Valley, Center Gully, Egypt Valley, Fisher Gully, Gage Gully, Jason Gully, Menteth Gully, Randall Gully, Reed Gully, and Tichenor Gully. Drainages: Beaver Creek, Black Creek, Deep Run, Fish Creek, Great Brook, Mud Creek, Schaeffer Creek, Sucker Brook, and Trout Brook. Islands: Squaw Island. Capes: Black Point, Foster Point, Gooding Point, Hope Point, Long Point, Menteth Point, Otetiana Point, and Tichenor Point. Churches: Saint Johns Church and South Farmington Chapel. Lakes and Ponds: Canandaigua Lake, Cranberry Pond, Shackleton Pond, and Sterling Pond. Airports: Canandaigua Airport, Creekside Airport, Troop E Heliport, and Weiss Airfield. Swamps: Beaver Meadow Swamp and Hozzey Swamp. Schools: Bloomfield Central School, Bloomfield School, School Number 1, School Number 10, School Number 11, School Number 3, School Number 4, School Number 7, School Number 8, School Number 9, Victor High School, and Victor School. Reservoirs and Tanks: Canandaigua Reservoir and Fairport Reservoirs. Towers: WCGR-AM (Canandaigua), WLKA-FM (Canandaigua), and WZSH-FM (Town of South Bristol).
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 1903 edition of the Canandaigua New York USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 115-year-old 1911 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 Canandaigua 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 1900. 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.