Crown King Arizona Prescott NF USGS Topo Map 1955 Vintage
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Crown King Arizona Prescott NF USGS Topo Map 1955 Vintage

$46

This USGS 15-minute topographic map is a 1947 edition printed in 1955, on thick stock and in excellent condition: never folded, smooth and flat, with a flawless map area and a clean collar showing no wear or markings. Covering a stretch of Yavapai County in the Bradshaw Mountains about 50 miles north of Phoenix, the quad takes in part of Prescott National Forest and the Castle Creek Wilderness, with the old mining settlement of Crown King in its high country. The Bradshaws were one of Arizona’s early gold and silver districts, and this sheet maps that rugged terrain at a 50-foot contour interval; note that the south half of the quadrangle was left unsurveyed. From the vintage map collection of Art Christiansen of Tempe, Arizona.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLECrown King
STATEArizona
LOCATION50 miles north of Phoenix
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1946 and 1947 Aerial and Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERForest Service
EDITION1947
PRINTED1955
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL50 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS17 x 21 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS14 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA14 x 17 miles
SOURCEFrom the vintage map collection of Art Christiansen, Tempe, Arizona
SHEET CONDITION
For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITIONExcellent
SHEET NOTESvery lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat
MAP AREAflawless map area
COLLARSno wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

This vintage sheet is a 1947 edition of the Crown King Arizona USGS topographic map. It is an original 71-year-old 1955 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. 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 Crown King 15-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, 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 in 1946 and 1947. 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.
* Counties Covered-> Yavapai
* Federal Land Units-> Castle Creek Wilderness and Prescott National Forest
* Rivers and Streams-> Ash Creek, Banty Creek, Bear Creek, Bill Arp Creek, Black Butte Wash, Boulder Creek, Buckhorn Creek, Buzzard Roost Creek, Castle CreekCellar Springs Creek, and others

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