Mindego Hill California Palo Alto USGS Topo Map 1980 Vintage

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Mindego Hill California Palo Alto USGS Topo Map 1980 Vintage

$44

This USGS 7.5-minute topographic map is a 1961 edition carrying photorevisions through 1980, printed in 1980 on thick stock and in very good condition, lightly handled with a single horizontal foldline across the middle. Set in the Santa Cruz Mountains west of Palo Alto, the quad spans parts of San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties and takes in Portola Valley, Los Altos Hills, and Los Trancos Woods, with Mindego Hill itself the feature the sheet is named for. The 1980 updates record this stretch of wooded ridge country as it stood at the close of that decade, a detailed look at the terrain rising between the Peninsula and the coast.

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SKU: 851 Categories: 7.5 Minute, California

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Description

MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Mindego Hill
STATE	California
LOCATION	Vicinity of Palo Alto, 16 miles west of San Jose
SERIES	7.5-minute
EDITION	1961
REVISION	1980
PRINTED	1980
SCALE	1:24000
SHEET DIMENSIONS	22 x 27 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	18 1/8 x 22 3/4 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	lightly handled, midsheet horizontal foldline (in half), title notation pencilled on backside of sheet
MAP AREA	no markings, no blemishes
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

This vintage sheet is a 1961 edition of the Mindego Hill California USGS topographic map revised in 1980 using aerial photography. It is an original 46-year-old 1980 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. Maps of this vintage are printed on durable stock and are well-suited for outdoor activities and recreation of all kinds, including hiking, backpacking, hunting, rafting and kayaking, backcountry skiing, geocaching, general exploration, treasure hunting, etc.

FEATURES SHOWN ON THE MAP
The Mindego Hill 7.5-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, paths, railroads, utilities and energy infrastructure, rivers, creeks, elevation contour lines, public land survey lines, county, state, and other administrative boundaries as they existed at the time of the survey. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also 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 1961 Mindego Hill map is a valuable historical record for the area. It contains some placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent maps.

The map was photorevised in 1980. Any features that changed or were added between the original edition year of 1961 and the photorevision year of 1980 are overlayed in purple. The purple overlay provides an excellent view of the fast-growing and changing areas within the quad boundary.

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-> Los Altos Hills, Los Trancos Woods, Palo Alto, and Portola Valley
* Counties Covered-> San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz
* Rivers and Streams-> Adobe Creek, Alpine Creek, Arastradero Creek, Barron Creek, Bear Creek, Coal Creek, Corte Madera Creek, Damiani Creek, Deer CreekEvans Creek, and others
* Water Bodies-> Mindego Lake