Animas Peak New Mexico Coronado NF USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1932
Animas Peak New Mexico Coronado NF USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1932 - Image 2
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Animas Peak New Mexico Coronado NF USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1932

$50

This USGS/War Department topographic sheet is a 1920 edition, printed in 1932, and survives in good condition on thick stock, with a midsheet horizontal foldline where it was folded in half. Covering roughly 15 by 17 miles of Hidalgo County in New Mexico’s remote bootheel, some 50 miles south of Lordsburg, the quad takes in Animas Peak and part of the Coronado National Forest close to the Mexican border. The 1917 and 1918 field survey and geographer R.B. Marshall’s credit place this sheet firmly in the early mapping of one of the least-settled corners of the Southwest, and it comes from a decommissioned Arizona university library collection.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEAnimas Peak
STATENew Mexico
LOCATION50 miles south of Lordsburg
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1917 and 1918 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERR.B. Marshall
EDITION1920
PRINTED1932
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL25 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS14 7/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA15 x 17 miles
SOURCEA sheet from a decommissioned Arizona university library collection
SHEET CONDITION
For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITIONGood
SHEET NOTESmoderately handled, midsheet horizontal foldline (in half)
MAP AREAno wear, no markings, minor blemish east of Middle Wells
COLLARSvery minor wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes, left collar trimmed slightly
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.
BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Animas Peak 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 1932. 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 1920 edition of the Animas Peak New Mexico USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 94-year-old 1932 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 Animas Peak 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 1917 and 1918. 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.
* Counties Covered-> Hidalgo
* Federal Land Units-> Coronado National Forest
* Rivers and Streams-> Animas Creek, Deer Creek, Double Adobe Creek, Lower Deer Creek, and Walnut Creek

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