Mount Sterling Ohio Washington Midway USGS Topo Map 1925
Mount Sterling Ohio Washington Midway USGS Topo Map 1925 - Image 2
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Mount Sterling Ohio Washington Midway USGS Topo Map 1925

$66

First published in 1906, this USGS 15-minute topographic sheet was printed in 1925 and grades very good, a lightly handled, never-folded sheet with attractive age-toning and a flawless map area. It takes in a stretch of south-central Ohio around Washington Court House, roughly 30 miles southwest of Columbus, with the quad area spanning parts of Fayette, Madison, Pickaway, and Ross counties and including Mount Sterling, Bloomingburg, and New Holland. Engraved in 1906 under geographer H.M. Wilson from a 1904 field survey, it captures the farm country and small towns of the region as mapped in the early twentieth century, and the reverse carries printed reference material. Printed on thick stock and never folded, the sheet lies flat for framing.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEMount Sterling
STATEOhio
LOCATIONVicinity of Washington Court House, 30 miles southwest of Columbus
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1904 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERH.M. Wilson
ENGRAVED1906
EDITION1906
PRINTED1925
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS13 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA13 x 17 miles
SHEET CONDITION
For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITIONVery Good
SHEET NOTESlightly handled, never folded, attractively age-toned sheet
MAP AREAflawless map area
COLLARSno wear or tears, no markings, minor moisture blemishes along bottom collar
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.
BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Mount Sterling 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 1925. 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 a 1906 edition of the Mount Sterling Ohio USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 101-year-old 1925 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 Mount Sterling 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 1904. 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-> Bloomingburg, Madison Mills, Midway, Mount Sterling, New Holland, Washington, and Washington Court House
* Counties Covered-> Fayette, Madison, Pickaway, and Ross
* Rivers and Streams-> Big Run, Bradford Creek, Compton Creek, Crooked Creek, Deer Creek, Dews Run, Duffs Fork, East Fork Paint Creek, Indian Camp RunLick Run, and others
* Water Bodies-> Deer Creek Lake

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