Carthage New York Lowville West Carthage USGS Topo Map 1904
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Carthage New York Lowville West Carthage USGS Topo Map 1904

$55

Printed in its first year of publication, 1904, this 15-minute USGS topographic sheet is in excellent condition, having been very lightly handled and never folded. The quad sits in the western Adirondack foothills of Jefferson and Lewis counties, about 60 miles northeast of Syracuse, taking in Carthage, West Carthage, Lowville, Copenhagen, Great Bend, and Castorland. Engraved in 1904 under geographer H.M. Wilson from a 1902 field survey, it survives on thick stock with a flawless map area, showing only light age-toning along the extreme left and top collar. The reverse carries printed reference material about the mapping program and how to read the contours, and because the sheet was never folded it lies flat for framing.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLECarthage
STATENew York
LOCATION60 miles northeast of Syracuse, NY
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1902 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERH.M. Wilson
ENGRAVED1904
EDITION1904
PRINTED1904
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS12 5/8 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 NOTESvery lightly handled, never folded
MAP AREAflawless map area
COLLARSno markings, age-toning along extreme left and top collar, very minor handling wear along bottom collar
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.
BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Carthage 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 1904. 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 Carthage New York USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 122-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 Carthage 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. 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-> Carthage, Castorland, Copenhagen, Great Bend, Lowville, and West Carthage
* Counties Covered-> Jefferson and Lewis
* Rivers and Streams-> Beaver River, Black River, Cobb Creek, Deep Creek, Deer River, Mill Creek, Potash Creek, Sandy Creek, Silver BrookStebbins Creek, and others

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