Skinner Maine Lowelltown USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1931 Antique

Skinner Maine Lowelltown USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1931 Antique

$27

This is a USGS 15-minute topographic map of the Skinner quadrangle in Maine, printed in 1931 in its year of first publication and in very good condition. The quad area spans parts of Franklin and Somerset counties along Maine’s western border with Quebec, and includes the community of Lowelltown within its boundaries. A sheet like this survives from a time when this stretch of border country was thinly settled timberland, and it records the lakes, streams, and rough terrain of the region as the surveyors found them.

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SKU: 11 Categories: 15 Minute, Maine

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Skinner
STATE	Maine
LOCATION	50 miles west of Greenville
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1927 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	R.H. Runyan
EDITION	1931
PRINTED	1931
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS	12 1/4 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	12 x 17 miles
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Very Good
SHEET NOTES	lightly handled, has foldlines, nicely age-toned paper
MAP AREA	no markings, some blemishing along fold lines
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
	A map summary is printed on the back side of the Skinner 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 1931. 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 1931 edition of the Skinner Maine USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 95-year-old United States Geological Survey print in very good 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 Skinner 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 1927. 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-> Lowelltown
* Counties Covered-> Franklin and Somerset
* Rivers and Streams-> Bog Brook, East Branch Gulf Stream, Gulf Stream, Hogans Brook, Indian Brook, Little Gulf Stream, Moose River, Number One Brook, Smart BrookSmith Brook, and others
* Water Bodies-> Beattie Pond, Big Indian Pond, Boundary Pond, Clear Pond, Elaine Pond, Little Indian Pond, Mud Pond, Squaw Pond, Trout PondTwin Island Pond, and others