White Plains Virginia Triplet Ebony USGS Topo Map 1944

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White Plains Virginia Triplet Ebony USGS Topo Map 1944

$50

A 1920 edition printed in 1944, this War Department topographic sheet is in very good condition and survives on thick stock. Straddling the Virginia–North Carolina line about 75 miles northeast of Raleigh, the quad takes in parts of Brunswick, Greensville, and Halifax counties in Virginia along with Warren and Northampton in North Carolina, including the communities of Triplet and Ebony. Based on field survey work from 1918 and 1919, it shows the Roanoke River country before the Gaston Dam was built, so the river runs free across the sheet. The map area is flawless, the sheet was never folded, and it carries only a small blemish and a handwritten two-letter notation in the collar.

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SKU: 528 Categories: 15 Minute, North Carolina, Virginia

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	White Plains
STATE	Virginia, North Carolina
LOCATION	75 miles northeast of Raleigh
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1918 and 1919 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	R.B. Marshall
EDITION	1920
PRINTED	1944
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS	14 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	14 x 17 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	lightly handled, never folded
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	handwritten two-letter notation in lower right collar corner, single small blemish in lower left collar, no edge tears
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the White Plains 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 1920 edition of the White Plains Virginia 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 White Plains 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 1918 and 1919. 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-> Ebony and Triplet
* Counties Covered-> Brunswick, Greensville, Halifax, Northampton, and Warren
* Rivers and Streams-> Allen Creek, Beddingfield Creek, Big Branch, Brandy Creek, Briery Branch, Buford Branch, Cabin Branch, Coldwater Creek, Devils BranchEvans Creek, and others
* Water Bodies-> Lake Gaston and Roanoke Rapids Lake