1910 USGS Topo Map: Hardinville, Robinson, Illinois

1910 USGS Topo Map: Hardinville, Robinson, Illinois

Name: 1910 USGS Topo Map: Hardinville, Robinson, Illinois
SKU: 1033
Price: 55.00 USD
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This is a first-year print of the Hardinville quadrangle, a 15-minute USGS topographic sheet engraved and printed in 1910 from field survey work done in 1907 and 1908 under geographer R.B. Marshall. The quad sits in southeastern Illinois near Robinson and takes in parts of Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, and Richland counties, with the towns of Robinson and Oblong and the smaller communities of Stoy and Chauncey falling within its bounds. Robinson was then at the heart of the Crawford County oil boom, and this sheet records the countryside as that activity was reshaping it. Printed on thick stock, never folded, with evenly age-toned paper and a flawless map area, it is well suited to framing.

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SKU: 1033 Categories: 15 Minute, Illinois

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Hardinville
STATE	Illinois
LOCATION	Vicinity of Robinson
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1907 and 1908 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	R.B. Marshall
ENGRAVED	1910
EDITION	1910
PRINTED	1910
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS	13 5/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	13 x 17 miles
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Excellent
SHEET NOTES	very lightly handled, never folded, evenly age-toned paper
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no markings, no blemishes, very minor repaired edge tear
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Hardinville 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 1910. 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.
CITIES AND TOWNS (CURRENT)	Chauncey, Oblong, Robinson, and Stoy
COUNTIES COVERED	Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, and Richland
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Bennett Creek, Brush Creek, Bugaboo Creek, Carter Creek, Dead River, Eagle Branch, East Fork Fox River, Embarras River, Freeport Creek, Hickory Creek, Honey Creek, Mad Creek, McNary Branch, Muddy Creek, Old Channel Embarras River, Painter Fork, Paul Creek, The Slough, and West Branch Honey Creek
WATER BODIES	Brooks Lake and West Lake
Locations: Cow Ford Ferry and Lucky Ford Ferry. Administrative Boundaries: Township of German, Township of Martin, Township of Petty, and Township of Southwest. Parks: Chauncey Marsh Nature Preserve. Drainages: Bennett Creek, Big Creek, Brush Creek, Bugaboo Creek, Calfkiller Creek, Carter Creek, Crow Branch, Dead River, Dogwood Creek, Douglas Creek, Eagle Branch, Freeport Creek, Hickory Creek, Honey Creek, Little Creek, Mad Creek, Muddy Creek, Murphy Creek, North Fork Embarras River, Painter Fork, Paul Creek, The Slough, and West Branch Honey Creek. Churches: Amity Chapel, Asbury Church, Berlin Congregational Church, Bethany Church, Bible Chapel, Eureka Church, Island Church, Leeper Church, Pearl Chapel United Methodist Church, Pleasant Hill Church, Prairie Chapel, Prairie Hall Church, Prior Grove Baptist Church, Saint Valentine Church, Seed Chapel, South Bend Church, and Zion Church. Lakes and Ponds: Circle Pond and Horseshoe Pond. Buildings: Sainte Marie Townhall. Dams: Brooks Lake Dam. Crossings: Smith Ford. Bridges: Spencer Bridge. Schools: Bend School, Mount North School, Oblong High School, Petty Elementary School, and Saint Joseph School. Reservoirs and Tanks: Brooks Lake. Oilfields: Main Consolidated Oil and Gas Field.
SHIPPING AND RETURNS
This map sheet will be carefully rolled in a sturdy tube and shipped via the US Postal Service. 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 1910 edition of the Hardinville Illinois USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 116-year-old 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 Hardinville 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 1907 and 1908. 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.