Sag Harbor New York Hampton Bays USGS Topo Map 1913 Antique
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Sag Harbor New York Hampton Bays USGS Topo Map 1913 Antique

$250

First published in 1904, this USGS 15-minute topographic sheet was printed in 1913 and survives in excellent condition – very lightly handled, never folded, and still smooth and flat, with hole punches along the left collar and a flawless map area. Printed on thick stock from an uncommonly well-preserved collection, it takes in the eastern end of Long Island around Sag Harbor and Southampton, with the quad boundaries also including Hampton Bays, North Sea, Northwest Harbor, and communities across the North and South Forks in Suffolk County. Drawn from a 1903 field survey under geographer H.M. Wilson and engraved in 1904, it records the area before the modern highway system, showing the travel routes, rail lines, placenames, and structures known at the time; the reverse carries printed reference material on reading the map.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLESag Harbor
STATENew York
LOCATIONVicinity of Hampton Bays, 15 miles east of Riverhead
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1903 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERH.M. Wilson
ENGRAVED1904
EDITION1904
PRINTED1913
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS13 1/4 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA13 x 17 miles
SOURCEFrom an uncommonly well-preserved collection
SHEET CONDITION
For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITIONExcellent
SHEET NOTESvery lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat
MAP AREAflawless map area
COLLARSno wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes, hole punches along left collar
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.
BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Sag Harbor 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 1913. 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 1904 edition of the Sag Harbor New York USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 113-year-old 1913 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 Sag Harbor 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 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-> Bridgehampton, Cutchogue, Hampton Bays, Mattituck, New Suffolk, North Sea, Northwest Harbor, Noyack, Sag HarborSagaponack, and others
* Counties Covered-> Suffolk
* Rivers and Streams-> Calf Creek, Ligonee Brook, Rattlesnake Creek, Sebonac Creek, and Swan Creek
* Water Bodies-> Agawan Lake, Big Fresh Pond, Black Pond, Channel Pond, Cold Spring Pond, Coopers Neck Pond, Crooked Pond, Fairfield Pond, Goldfish PondHaines Pond, and others

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