Ridgeway New York Lyndonville USGS Topo Map 1912 Antique

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Ridgeway New York Lyndonville USGS Topo Map 1912 Antique

$49

This USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is an 1897 edition printed in 1912, an antique sheet in very good condition that was never folded and remains smooth and flat on thick stock. It takes in a stretch of Niagara and Orleans counties along the Lake Ontario shore, including Lyndonville and the surrounding country about 40 miles northeast of Buffalo. Surveyed in 1896 and engraved the following year under geographer H.M. Wilson, it records the overland travel routes, rail lines, early placenames, and structures known at the time, well before the modern highway system reached this part of New York. The reverse carries printed reference material, and the sheet comes from an uncommonly well-preserved collection.

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SKU: 411 Categories: 15 Minute, New York

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Ridgeway
STATE	New York
LOCATION	Vicinity of Lyndonville, 40 miles northeast of Buffalo
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1896 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	H.M. Wilson
ENGRAVED	1897
EDITION	1897
PRINTED	1912
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	12 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	13 x 17 miles
SOURCE	From an uncommonly well-preserved collection
MAP NOTES	A fascinating historical snapshot surveyed before the modern highway system, showing historic overland travel routes, rail lines, early placenames, and all structures known at the time.
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Very Good
SHEET NOTES	very lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat
MAP AREA	no wear, no markings, two minor blemishes in the Lake Ontario portion of map
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 Ridgeway 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.
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)	Lyndonville
COUNTIES COVERED	Niagara and Orleans
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Jeddo Creek, Johnson Creek, Oak Orchard Creek, and Otter Creek
WATER BODIES	Lake Ontario and Waterport Pond
Locations: Green Harbor Marina, Lakeland Park, and Thirtymile Point Light. Administrative Boundaries: Town of Ridgeway and Town of Yates. Parks: Golden Hill State Park. Drainages: Fish Creek, Golden Hill Creek, Jeddo Creek, Johnson Creek, Marsh Creek, Otter Creek, and Syren Creek. Capes: Thirtymile Point. Swamps: The Marsh. Schools: School Number 10, School Number 12, School Number 13, School Number 16, and School Number 6.
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 an 1897 edition of the Ridgeway New York USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 114-year-old 1912 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 Ridgeway 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 1896. 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.