Bald Knob West Virginia Mallory USGS Topo Map 1923 Antique
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Bald Knob West Virginia Mallory USGS Topo Map 1923 Antique

$62

This USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is a 1912 edition, printed in 1923, and survives in very good condition – never folded, lightly age-toned, on thick stock, with two minor bottom edge tears carefully stabilized on the backside with archival tape. Drawn from a 1910 field survey and engraved in 1912 under geographer R.B. Marshall, it takes in a stretch of southern West Virginia across Boone, Logan, Raleigh, and Wyoming counties, including Amherstdale-Robinette, Mallory, Whitesville, and the community of Bald Knob that gives the quad its name. The 50-foot contours record the steep ridge-and-hollow country of this coalfield region as it stood in the early 1900s, before much of the mining that would reshape it, and the reverse carries printed reference material from the 1923 mapping program.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEBald Knob
STATEWest Virginia
LOCATIONVicinity of Amherstdale-Robinette, 35 miles south of Charleston
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1910 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERR.B. Marshall
ENGRAVED1912
EDITION1912
PRINTED1923
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL50 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS13 7/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA14 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 NOTESvery lightly handled, never folded, lightly age-toned sheet
MAP AREAflawless map area
COLLARSno markings, no blemishes, two minor bottom edge tears carefully stabilized with clear archival tape on backside of sheet
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.
BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Bald Knob 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 1923. 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 1912 edition of the Bald Knob West Virginia USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 103-year-old 1923 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 Bald Knob 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 1910. 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-> Amherstdale-Robinette, Bald Knob, Mallory, and Whitesville
* Counties Covered-> Boone, Logan, Raleigh, and Wyoming
* Rivers and Streams-> Bandy Branch, Beaver Pond Branch, Beech Branch, Big Branch, Big Coal River, Big Jarrells Creek, Birch Fork, Brushy Fork, Buffalo CreekBurnt Camp Branch, and others
* Water Bodies-> Kopperston Number Four Slurry Pond

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