Renault Illinois Ste. Genevieve Red Bud USGS Topo Map 1915
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Renault Illinois Ste. Genevieve Red Bud USGS Topo Map 1915

$49

Printed in its first year of publication, 1915, this USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is in good condition, never folded, on thick stock with attractively age-toned paper. The Renault quad straddles the Mississippi River along the Illinois-Missouri line about 35 miles south of Saint Louis, taking in Ste. Genevieve on the Missouri side and Prairie du Rocher, Red Bud, and Maeystown within its Illinois boundaries. Ste. Genevieve is one of the oldest French colonial settlements in the Mississippi Valley, and a map surveyed in 1911 and 1913 and engraved in 1914 by geographer R.B. Marshall captures the river towns of this stretch as they stood over a century ago.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLERenault
STATEIllinois, Missouri
LOCATIONVicinity of Ste. Genevieve, 35 miles south of Saint Louis
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1911 and 1913 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERR.B. Marshall
ENGRAVED1914
EDITION1915
PRINTED1915
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS13 3/4 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 CONDITIONGood
SHEET NOTESmoderately handled, never folded, attractively age-toned paper
MAP AREAno wear, no markings, no blemishes
COLLARSno 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 Renault 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 1915. 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 1915 edition of the Renault Illinois USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 111-year-old United States Geological Survey print in 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 Renault 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 1911 and 1913. 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-> Bloomsdale, Fults, Maeystown, Prairie du Rocher, Red Bud, Ruma, and Ste. Genevieve
* Counties Covered-> Jefferson, Monroe, Randolph, and Ste. Genevieve
* Rivers and Streams-> Bradley Branch, Camp Creek, Dry Fork, Dry Run, Establishment Creek, Fourche a Du Clos, Frenchman Creek, Fults Creek, Horse CreekIsle du Bois Creek, and others
* Water Bodies-> Lake Mildred and Wetzler Lake

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