Bucksport Maine Brewer Hampden USGS Topo Map 1914 Antique
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Bucksport Maine Brewer Hampden USGS Topo Map 1914 Antique

$62

This is a 1902 edition of the Bucksport 15-minute quadrangle, printed in 1914, and the sheet survives in excellent condition — lightly handled, never folded, on nicely age-toned paper. The quad spans parts of Hancock, Penobscot, and Waldo counties along the Penobscot River in eastern Maine, with Brewer, Hampden, Bucksport, and Winterport falling within its boundaries, along with the communities of Hampden Highlands and Frankfort. Drawn from an 1899 field survey and engraved in 1900 under geographer H.M. Wilson, it records the lower Penobscot valley and its river towns as they stood at the turn of the century. The reverse carries printed reference material explaining the map’s symbols and contour lines.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEBucksport
STATEMaine
LOCATIONVicinity of Brewer
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1899 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERH.M. Wilson
ENGRAVED1900
EDITION1902
PRINTED1914
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS12 1/2 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 CONDITIONExcellent
SHEET NOTESlightly handled, never folded, nicely age-toned paper
MAP AREAno wear, no markings, no blemishes, flawless map area
COLLARSno markings, no edge tears
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.
BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Bucksport 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 1914. 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 1902 edition of the Bucksport Maine USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 112-year-old 1914 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.

FEATURES SHOWN ON THE MAP
The Bucksport 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 1899. 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-> Brewer, Bucksport, Frankfort, Hampden, Hampden Highlands, and Winterport
* Counties Covered-> Hancock, Penobscot, and Waldo
* Rivers and Streams-> Black Stream, Brown Brook, Clark Brook, Clements Brook, Cove Brook, Goose River, Lane Brook, Littlefield Brook, Marsh StreamMeadow Brook, and others
* Water Bodies-> Alger Pond, Fields Pond, Halfmoon Pond, Jacob Buck Pond, Silver Lake, Smith Pond, Stowers Meadows, Swan Lake, Swetts PondTrout Pond, and others

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