Antwerp New York Fort Drum Fort Drum USGS Topo Map 1911
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Antwerp New York Fort Drum Fort Drum USGS Topo Map 1911

$86

Printed in its year of first publication, 1911, this 15-minute USGS topographic sheet is in excellent condition, never folded and attractively age-toned on thick stock. Engraved in 1911 from an 1908 and 1909 field survey under geographer R.B. Marshall, it takes in a stretch of northern New York roughly 15 miles northeast of Watertown, with the quad area including Antwerp, Carthage, Philadelphia, and Great Bend across Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties. It shows this country as it was before the modern highway system and before Fort Drum, with the historic travel routes and rail lines of the era. Drawn from an uncommonly well-preserved collection, the sheet has flawless map area and only very minor blemishes and hole punches along the left collar.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEAntwerp
STATENew York
LOCATIONVicinity of Fort Drum, 15 miles northeast of Watertown
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1908 and 1909 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERR.B. Marshall
ENGRAVED1911
EDITION1911
PRINTED1911
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS12 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA12 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, attractively age-toned
MAP AREAflawless map area
COLLARSno wear or tears, no markings, very minor 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 Antwerp 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 1911. 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 1911 edition of the Antwerp New York USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 115-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 Antwerp 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 1908 and 1909. 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-> Antwerp, Carthage, Deferiet, Fort Drum, Great Bend, Herrings, Natural Bridge, and Philadelphia
* Counties Covered-> Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence
* Federal Land Units-> Fort Drum
* Rivers and Streams-> Beaver Meadows Creek, Black Creek, Black River, Cold Creek, Deerlick Creek, Halls Creek, Hawkins Creek, Hunter Creek, Indian RiverOtter Creek, and others
* Water Bodies-> Dority Pond and Moon Lake

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