Sells Arizona Topawa Cowlic USGS 15-Min Topographic Map 1948

Sells Arizona Topawa Cowlic USGS 15-Min Topographic Map 1948

$52

A USGS 15-minute topographic map first published in 1943, this sheet was printed in 1948 and is in excellent condition, having been very lightly handled, never folded, and kept smooth and flat on thick stock. Covering an area about 60 miles southwest of Tucson in Pima County, the quad takes in the town of Sells along with Topawa, Cowlic, Chiawuli Tak, and Ali Chukson, all within the Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation. Drawn from a 1940 and 1941 aerial and field survey, the map records this stretch of the reservation as it was mapped during the war years, with the flawless map area and clean, unmarked collar making the flat sheet well suited to framing.

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SKU: 536 Categories: 15 Minute, Arizona

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Sells
STATE	Arizona
LOCATION	60 miles southwest of Tucson
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1940 and 1941 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION	1943
PRINTED	1948
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	25 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	17 x 21 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	14 7/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	15 x 17 miles
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Excellent
SHEET NOTES	very lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes, hole punches along left collar
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

This vintage sheet is a 1943 edition of the Sells Arizona USGS topographic map. It is an original 78-year-old 1948 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 Sells 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 1940 and 1941. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also 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-> Ali Chukson, Chiawuli Tak, Cowlic, Sells, and Topawa
* Counties Covered-> Pima
* Federal Land Units-> Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation
* Rivers and Streams-> Ali Molina Wash, Baboquivari Wash, Big Wash, Comobabi Wash, Fresnal Wash, Murk Kui Wash, Pan Wash, San Juan Wash, Sells WashTopawa Wash, and others