MAP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| TITLE | Beaver |
| STATE | Utah |
| LOCATION | Vicinity of Richfield |
| SERIES | 60-minute |
| SURVEYED | 1876 through 1879 Field Survey |
| GEOGRAPHER | Powell and Wheeler Surveys |
| EDITION | 1885 |
| PRINTED | 1921 |
| SCALE | 1:250000 |
| CONTOUR INTERVAL | 250 feet |
| SHEET DIMENSIONS | 16 1/2 x 20 inches |
| MAP DIMENSIONS | 13 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches |
| COVERAGE AREA | 54 x 69 miles |
| 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, evenly age-toned paper |
| MAP AREA | flawless map area |
| COLLARS | no markings, no blemishes, library stamp on lower collar, very minor edge tear repaired with transparent archival tape on backside of sheet |
| MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap. | |
| BACKSIDE LEGEND | |
 | A map summary is printed on the back side of the Beaver 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 1921. 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. |
Beaver Utah Dixie NF Fishlake NF USGS Topo Map 1921 Antique
$105
This is a USGS 60-minute quadrangle, a Beaver sheet first published in 1885, with this copy printed in 1921 on thick stock and surviving in excellent condition. Spanning a full degree of central and southern Utah, the quad area takes in the towns of Beaver, Richfield, Fillmore, Monroe, and Milford, the communities of Marysvale, Meadow, Joseph, Junction, and Kingston, and portions of Fishlake National Forest, Dixie National Forest, and the Paiute Indian Reservation across six counties. Researchers tracing the early settlement and survey history of the Beaver and Sevier River country will find this an unusually broad reference for the region.
In stock
This antique sheet is an 1885 edition of the Beaver Utah USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 105-year-old 1921 United States Geological Survey print in excellent condition.
SHEET NOTES
This uncommon sheet was mapped during the historic Powell and Wheeler Surveys of the 1860s, 70s, and 80s.
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 Beaver 60-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 1876 through 1879.
A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
Maps from the 60-minute series have been out of print for many years. They have never been common and original prints are increasingly difficult to find. Only about 85 quadrangles (covering about 10% of the continental US) were mapped in this series, all in western states. For the limited areas where the 60-minute map was produced, it was generally a product of the very first USGS survey done for that area. These quadrangles are a valuable historical record, as they contain many placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent series’ and editions.
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-> Adamsville, Annabella, Antimony, Beaver, Black Rock, Circleville, Cove Fort, Elsinore, FillmoreFlowell, and others
* Counties Covered-> Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Millard, Piute, and Sevier
* Federal Land Units-> Dixie National Forest, Fishlake National Forest, and Paiute Indian Reservation
* Rivers and Streams-> Beaver Creek, Beaver River, Big Slough, Big Twist Creek, Birch Creek, Birch Spring Creek, Blue Lake Creek, Bosman Creek, Box CreekBrady Creek, and others
* Water Bodies-> Annabella Reservoir, Barney Lake, Birch Lake, Danish Reservoir, Duck Lake, Hepplers Ponds, Hunts Lakes, Manning Meadows Reservoir, Minersville ReservoirOtter Creek Reservoir, and others
