Sutton West Virginia Glenville Elk River USGS Topo Map 1907
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Sutton West Virginia Glenville Elk River USGS Topo Map 1907

$110

This USGS 30-minute topographic map is an 1893 edition printed in 1907, an antique sheet in excellent condition that was never folded and remains smooth and flat, on thick stock with lightly age-toned paper and hole punches along the left collar. The quad covers parts of central West Virginia around Glenville and Sutton, taking in the Elk River and spanning parts of Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas, and Webster counties, with Gassaway, Burnsville, and Flatwoods within its boundaries. Surveyed between 1889 and 1891 under geographer Henry Gannett and printed before the modern highway system, it records the overland travel routes, rail lines, and early placenames of the era, and comes from an uncommonly well-preserved collection. The reverse carries printed USGS reference material explaining the mapping program and how to read the contours.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLESutton
STATEWest Virginia
LOCATIONVicinity of Glenville, 55 miles northeast of Charleston
SERIES30-minute
SURVEYED1889 through 1891 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERHenry Gannett
EDITION1893
PRINTED1907
SCALE1:125000
CONTOUR INTERVAL100 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS13 5/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA27 x 35 miles
SOURCEFrom 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 CONDITIONExcellent
SHEET NOTESvery lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat, lightly age-toned paper
MAP AREAflawless map area
COLLARSno 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 Sutton 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 1907. 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 1893 edition of the Sutton West Virginia USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 119-year-old 1907 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 Sutton 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 1889 through 1891.

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-> Burnsville, Erbacon, Flatwoods, Gassaway, Glenville, Orlando, Rosedale, Sand Fork, Strange CreekSutton, and others
* Counties Covered-> Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas, and Webster
* Federal Land Units-> Burnsville Lake, Stonewall Jackson Lake, and Sutton Lake
* Rivers and Streams-> Anthony Fork, Aspinall Run, Bakers Run, Barbecue Run, Barnett Run, Bear Run, Bee Run, Beech Fork, Bender RunBenny Run, and others
* Water Bodies-> Burnsville Lake, Stonewall Jackson Lake, and Sutton Lake

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