Germantown Pennsylvania Horsham USGS Topographic Map 1912
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Germantown Pennsylvania Horsham USGS Topographic Map 1912

$200

This USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is a 1899 edition printed in 1912, an antique that survives in excellent condition on thick stock – never folded, smooth and flat, with only light age-toning to the paper. Covering the area north of Philadelphia, the quad takes in Willow Grove, Glenside, Hatboro, and Montgomeryville, and reaches across the Delaware to Palmyra in New Jersey. Surveyed in 1894 under geographer Henry Gannett, it records the country from Frankford northward to Warrington before the modern road system, showing the historic travel routes, rail lines, and placenames of that era. The reverse carries printed reference material, and this sheet comes from an uncommonly well-preserved collection.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEGermantown
STATEPennsylvania, New Jersey
LOCATIONVicinity of Philadelphia
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1894 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERHenry Gannett
ENGRAVED1895
EDITION1899
PRINTED1912
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS13 3/8 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, lightly age-toned paper
MAP AREAflawless map area
COLLARSno wear or tears, no markings, 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 Germantown 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 1912. 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 an 1899 edition of the Germantown Pennsylvania USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 114-year-old 1912 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 Germantown 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 1894. 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-> Abington, Ambler, Bala-Cynwyd, Bethayres, Blue Bell, Bryn Athyn, Churchville, Elkins Park, FeastervilleFeasterville-Trevose, and others
* Counties Covered-> Bucks, Burlington, Montgomery, and Philadelphia
* Federal Land Units-> U.S. Naval Air Development Center and Willow Grove Naval Air Station
* Rivers and Streams-> Cresheim Creek, Delaware River, Frankford Creek, Huntingdon Valley Creek, Ironworks Creek, Jenkintown Creek, Little Neshaminy Creek, Meadow Brook, Mill CreekMill Run, and others
* Water Bodies-> Belmount Reservoir, Queen Lane Reservoir, and Upper Roxborough Reservoir

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