Exeter California Visalia Ivanhoe USGS Topographic Map 1944

Exeter California Visalia Ivanhoe USGS Topographic Map 1944 - Image 2

Exeter California Visalia Ivanhoe USGS Topographic Map 1944 - Image 3

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Exeter California Visalia Ivanhoe USGS Topographic Map 1944

$52

First published in 1926, this 7.5-minute USGS topographic sheet was printed in 1944 and is in very good condition, having been moderately handled but never folded, with the map area free of wear or markings and only minor wear along the collar. Covering the Tulare County country between Exeter and Visalia in California’s San Joaquin Valley, the quad area takes in Farmersville and Ivanhoe as well, with a fine 5-foot contour interval detailing the flat valley floor. Surveyed in 1924 and 1925 under geographer E.S. Rickard, it records the area before the modern road system and current agricultural footprint took shape, marking historic levees, canals, placenames, and the ranches, schools, and structures known at the time. The sheet is printed on thick stock, and its reverse carries printed reference material on reading the map.

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SKU: 514 Categories: 7.5 Minute, California

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Exeter
STATE	California
LOCATION	Vicinity of Visalia, 44 miles southeast of Fresno
SERIES	7.5-minute
SURVEYED	1924 and 1925 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	E.S. Rickard
EDITION	1926
PRINTED	1944
SCALE	1:31680
CONTOUR INTERVAL	5 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	13 7/8 x 17 1/4 inches
COVERAGE AREA	7 x 9 miles
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	moderately handled, never folded
MAP AREA	no wear, no markings, no blemishes
COLLARS	minor wear or tears, no markings, minor blemishes
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Exeter 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 1944. 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 vintage sheet is a 1926 edition of the Exeter California USGS topographic map. It is an original 82-year-old 1944 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 Exeter 7.5-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, paths, 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 1924 and 1925. 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
This map is from the 7.5-minute series, the most detailed series that is widely available from the USGS. The 1926 Exeter map is a valuable historical record for the area. It contains some 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-> Exeter, Farmersville, Ivanhoe, and Visalia
* Counties Covered-> Tulare
* Rivers and Streams-> Kaweah River, Lane Slough, and Saint Johns River