Mooers New York West Chazy Altona USGS Topo Map 1912 Antique

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Mooers New York West Chazy Altona USGS Topo Map 1912 Antique

$95

This 1899 edition, printed in 1912, is a 15-minute USGS topographic sheet in excellent condition, kept smooth and flat on thick stock and never folded. Covering a stretch of Clinton County near the Canadian border, the quad takes in the towns of Mooers and Altona along with West Chazy in northeastern New York. Surveyed in 1893 under geographer Henry Gannett and engraved in 1895, it records the region’s early travel routes, rail lines, placenames, and structures as they stood before the modern highway system took shape. The sheet comes from an uncommonly well-preserved collection, and its reverse carries printed reference material on reading the map.

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SKU: 387 Categories: 15 Minute, New York

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Mooers
STATE	New York
LOCATION	Vicinity of Altona
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1893 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	Henry Gannett
ENGRAVED	1895
EDITION	1899
PRINTED	1912
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	12 3/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	12 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	no wear, no markings, no blemishes
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 Mooers 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 1912. 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 an 1899 edition of the Mooers New York USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 114-year-old 1912 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 Mooers 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 1893. 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.

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-> Altona, Mooers, and West Chazy
* Counties Covered-> Clinton
* Rivers and Streams-> Beartown Brook, Beaver Creek, Bradford Brook, Brandy Brook, Bullis Brook, Canfield Brook, Cold Springs Brook, Corbeau Creek, English RiverGraves Brook, and others
* Water Bodies-> Duncan Pond, Miner Lake, and The Vly