Chain Lakes Maine Round Mountain USGS Topo Map 1935 Antique

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Chain Lakes Maine Round Mountain USGS Topo Map 1935 Antique

$26

Printed in its year of first publication, 1935, this USGS/War Department topographic sheet is in very good condition, lightly handled with horizontal and vertical foldlines. The quad takes in a stretch of the western Maine highlands roughly 55 miles northwest of Farmington, spanning parts of Franklin and Somerset counties, with Round Mountain rising within its bounds. Surveyed in the field in 1928 and 1932 under geographer H.R. Kilmer, it records this remote chain-lake country as it stood in the mid-1930s, and the reverse carries printed reference material on reading the map.

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SKU: 98 Categories: 15 Minute, Maine

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Chain Lakes
STATE	Maine
LOCATION	55 miles northwest of Farmington
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1928 and 1932 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	H.R. Kilmer
EDITION	1935
PRINTED	1935
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS	12 1/4 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	12 x 17 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, has foldlines, sheet has horizontal and vertical folds
MAP AREA	no wear, no markings, no blemishes
COLLARS	no markings, no blemishes, minor detachment at lower left collar, no edge tears

MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Chain Lakes 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 1935. 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.
PLACENAMES Depending on map series and survey date, all of the features listed below may not be shown on this map. This list contains features that currently exist or historically existed within the area covered by the map. The list can be used as a reference to determine if this map covers your area of interest. Placenames are listed alphabetically next to each feature type.
COUNTIES COVERED	Franklin and Somerset
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Alder Stream, Bear Brook, Bog Brook, Clearwater Brook, East Branch Kibby Stream, East Branch Moose River, Gold Brook, Halfmile Brook, Horseshoe Stream, Indian Stream, Jim Pond Brook, Kibby Stream, Little Alder Stream, Middle Branch Kibby Stream, Moose River, North Branch Alder Stream, North Branch Dead River, Northwest Inlet, Number One Brook, Smart Brook, South Branch Moose River, West Branch Moose River, and West Branch Spencer Stream
WATER BODIES	Big Island Pond, Blanchard Pond, Bugeye Pond, Caribou Bog, Chase Pond, Douglas Pond, Hurricane Pond, Jim Pond, L Pond, Little Greenbush Pond, Lost Pond, Lower Pond, Otter Pond, Poison Pond, Prick Pond, Round Mountain Pond, Shallow Pond, Snow Mountain Pond, and Viles Pond
Locations: Moose Mill Camp, Big Island Camp, Chain of Ponds Camp, and Upper Farm. Administrative Boundaries: Unorganized Territory of North Franklin. Mountain Ranges: Kibby Range. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Antler Hill, Bag Pond Mountain, Moose Mountain, Merrill Mountain, Caribou Mountain, Chase Pond Mountain, Indian Stream Mountain, Kibby Mountain, King Mountain, Leroy Peak, Onion Hill, Peaked Mountain, Mount Pisgah, Round Mountain, Shallow Pond Mountain, Sisk Mountain, Smart Mountain, Snow Mountain, and Van Dyke Mountain. Trails: Arnold Pond Trail and Morrell Trail. Drainages: Alder Stream, Bear Brook, Blanchard Pond Outlet, Middle Branch Kibby Stream, Caribou Flow, Clearwater Brook, East Branch Kibby Stream, East Branch Moose River, Gold Brook, Halfmile Brook, Hay Bog Brook, Horseshoe Stream, Indian Stream, Nash Brook, Northwest Inlet, Number Six Brook, Robinson Brook, Shadagee Brook, Viles Brook, West Branch Clearwater Brook, and West Branch Moose River. Lakes and Ponds: Bag Pond, Blanchard Pond, Big Island Pond, Bugeye Pond, Caribou Bog, Chain of Ponds, Chase Pond, Douglas Pond, Hurricane Pond, Jim Pond, L Pond, Little Greenbush Pond, Little Viles Pond, Long Pond, Lost Pond, Natanis Pond, Poison Pond, Prick Pond, Round Mountain Pond, Round Pond, Shallow Pond, Snow Mountain Pond, and Viles Pond. Waterfalls: Sarampus Falls and Shadagee Falls. Dams: Chain Lakes Dam. Gaps: Delaware Gap. Swamps: Spencer Bog. Reservoirs and Tanks: Chain Lakes and Lower Pond.
SHIPPING AND RETURNS
This map sheet ships via the US Postal Service. Choose your preferred packaging at eBay checkout: rolled in a sturdy tube, or folded in a padded mailer. If you find that the sheet you receive is not as described in the listing, you may ship it back to us for a refund of the purchase price.

This antique sheet is a 1935 edition of the Chain Lakes Maine USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 91-year-old 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.

FEATURES SHOWN ON THE MAP
The Chain Lakes 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 1928 and 1932. 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.