MAP DETAILS | |
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| TITLE | Bright Angel |
| STATE | Arizona |
| LOCATION | Grand Canyon National Park, vicinity of Grand Canyon Village, 70 miles north of Flagstaff, AZ |
| SERIES | 15-minute |
| SURVEYED | 1902 and 1903 Field Survey |
| GEOGRAPHER | E.M. Douglas |
| ENGRAVED | 1905 |
| EDITION | 1906 |
| PRINTED | 1912 |
| SCALE | 1:48000 |
| CONTOUR INTERVAL | 50 feet |
| SHEET DIMENSIONS | 21 x 26 inches |
| MAP DIMENSIONS | 18 3/8 x 22 3/4 inches |
| COVERAGE AREA | 14 x 17 miles |
| SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor. | |
| OVERALL CONDITION | Fair |
| SHEET NOTES | handled considerably, never folded, has original canvas-backing, age-toned paper, sheet has detached from canvas backing in the collars and along map edges |
| MAP AREA | considerable wear, very minor markings, minor blemishes |
| COLLARS | considerable wear or tears, no markings, minor blemishes |
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| MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap. | |
Bright Angel Arizona Grand Canyon Tusayan USGS Topo Map 1912
$30
A 1906 edition USGS 15-minute quad — this copy printed in 1912 — the Bright Angel sheet survives in fair condition, a century-old sheet depicting the central Grand Canyon as it existed before roads reached either rim. The quad takes in the canyon corridor from Grapevine Creek to Crystal Creek, with the quad area including Grand Canyon Village, Tusayan, and the North Rim, along with portions of Grand Canyon National Park, Kaibab National Forest, and the Grand Canyon National Park Wilderness Study Area. Historians, canyon researchers, and anyone tracing how the park’s infrastructure and place names evolved will find this an unusually early reference — surveyed and published when the South Rim was still largely roadless and the North Rim remained remote wilderness.
In stock
This antique sheet is a 1906 edition of the Bright Angel Arizona USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 114-year-old 1912 United States Geological Survey print in fair condition.
SHEET NOTES
Fascinating historical snapshot of central portion of the Grand Canyon from Grapevine Creek to Crystal Creek, surveyed long before the modern road system reached the North or South Rim, geologic history detailed on backside of sheet, from the vintage map collection of Art Christiansen, Tempe, Arizona.
HOW THIS MAP CAN BE USED
In addition to making a fascinating conversation piece, this sheet would 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 Bright Angel 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 1902 and 1903. 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-> Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Village, North Rim, and Tusayan
* Counties Covered-> Coconino
* Federal Land Units-> Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon National Park Wilderness Study Area, and Kaibab National Forest
* Rivers and Streams-> Boucher Creek, Boulder Creek, Bright Angel Creek, Bright Angel Wash, Clear Creek, Coconino Wash, Colorado River, Cremation Creek, Crystal CreekDragon Creek, and others
