Port Crescent Washington Joyce USGS Topo Map 1941 Antique
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Port Crescent Washington Joyce USGS Topo Map 1941 Antique

$38

This is a USGS and War Department topographic map on the 15-minute series, first published as a 1919 edition and printed in 1941; the sheet is in good condition, moderately handled with foldlines and a few thumbtack holes in the collars and the extreme northwest corner of the map area. Set on Washington’s northern Olympic Peninsula in Clallam County, the quad takes in country near Port Angeles and the community of Joyce, along with portions of Olympic National Park, Olympic National Forest, the Olympic Wilderness, and the Lower Elwha Indian Reservation. Drawn from field survey work in 1917 and 1918 under geographer R.B. Marshall, this eighty-five-year-old sheet records the rugged terrain where the Olympics drop toward the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a landscape someone with ties to the peninsula would recognize.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEPort Crescent
STATEWashington
LOCATIONOlympic National Park, vicinity of Port Angeles, 70 miles northwest of Seattle
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1917 and 1918 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERR.B. Marshall
EDITION1919
PRINTED1941
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL25 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS11 5/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA12 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, has foldlines, thumbtack holes in collars and in extreme northwest corner of map area
MAP AREAno markings, minor blemishes
COLLARSno markings, minor blemishes, light age toning
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.
BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Port Crescent 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 1941. 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 1919 edition of the Port Crescent Washington USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 85-year-old 1941 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 Port Crescent 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.
* Cities and Towns-> Joyce and Port Angeles
* Counties Covered-> Clallam
* Federal Land Units-> Lower Elwha Indian Reservation, Olympic National Forest, Olympic National Park, and Olympic Wilderness
* Rivers and Streams-> Barnes Creek, Coville Creek, Cowen Creek, Dry Creek, Elwha River, Falls Creek, Freeman Creek, Griff Creek, Hughes CreekLittle River, and others
* Water Bodies-> Lake Crescent, Lake Aldwell, Lake Crescent, Lake Mills, and Lake Sutherland

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