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

$46

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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SKU: 179 Categories: 15 Minute, New York

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Antwerp
STATE	New York
LOCATION	Vicinity of Fort Drum, 15 miles northeast of Watertown
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1908 and 1909 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	R.B. Marshall
ENGRAVED	1911
EDITION	1911
PRINTED	1911
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	12 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	12 x 17 miles
SOURCE	From an uncommonly well-preserved collection
MAP NOTES	A fascinating antique map sheet surveyed before the modern highway system and before the existence of Fort Drum, with historic travel routes and rail lines.
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Excellent
SHEET NOTES	very lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat, attractively age-toned
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no 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.
PLACENAMES Depending on map series and survey date, all of the features listed below may not be shown on this map. This list contains features that currently exist or historically existed within the area covered by the map. The list can be used as a reference to determine if this map covers your area of interest. Placenames are listed alphabetically next to each feature type.
CITIES AND TOWNS (CURRENT)	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 River, Otter Creek, Rockwell Creek, Shingle Creek, Trout Brook, Vrooman Creek, and West Branch Black Creek
WATER BODIES	Dority Pond and Moon Lake
Locations: CCC Camp, Bishops Corners, Hewitt Park, Devoice Corners, Gates Corners, Lewisburg, Lewisburg Corners, Ormiston Corners, Strickland Corners, and Wilna Range. Administrative Boundaries: Town of Antwerp, Town of Philadelphia, and Town of Wilna. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Barr Hill, Boreas Mountain, Ney Hill, Oliphant Hill, and Ward Hill. Drainages: Beaver Meadows Creek, Black Creek, Buck Creek, Cold Creek, Halls Creek, Hawkins Creek, Hunter Creek, Rockwell Creek, West Branch Black Creek, and White Creek. Lakes and Ponds: Dority Pond. Swamps: Warren Swamp. Schools: Hosford School Number 7, Sand Hill School Number 5, School Number 10, School Number 14, School Number 15, School Number 3, School Number 4, School Number 6, School Number 8, and School Number 9. Flats: Pine Plains.
SHIPPING AND RETURNS
This map sheet will be carefully rolled in a sturdy tube and shipped via the US Postal Service. If you find that the sheet you receive is not as described in the listing, you may ship it back to us for a refund of the purchase price.

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.