Boylston Washington Vantage Doris USGS Topographic Map 1943
Boylston Washington Vantage Doris USGS Topographic Map 1943 - Image 2
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Boylston Washington Vantage Doris USGS Topographic Map 1943

$44

Printed in its first year of publication, 1943, this USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is in very good condition, lightly handled and never folded on thick stock. Covering an area about 25 miles northeast of Yakima where Grant and Kittitas counties meet, the quad takes in the Ginkgo Petrified Forest, Saddle Mountain, and the community of Vantage along the Columbia. Because it was drawn from a 1938 and 1939 field survey, it predates Interstate 90, showing the terrain of the Columbia crossing before the modern highway came through. The reverse carries printed reference material on reading the map. A library stamp sits in the lower right collar, with the map area itself flawless.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEBoylston
STATEWashington
LOCATION25 miles northeast of Yakima
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1938 and 1939 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERR.R. Monbeck
EDITION1943
PRINTED1943
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL25 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS12 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA12 x 17 miles
SHEET CONDITION
For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITIONVery Good
SHEET NOTESvery lightly handled, never folded
MAP AREAflawless map area
COLLARSno markings, light blemish in upper right collar, minor nick at upper left collar edge, library stamp in lower right collar
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.
BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Boylston 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 1943. 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 vintage sheet is a 1943 edition of the Boylston Washington USGS topographic map. It is an original 83-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 Boylston 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 1938 and 1939. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also 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-> Doris and Vantage
* Counties Covered-> Grant and Kittitas
* Federal Land Units-> Yakima Firing Center
* Rivers and Streams-> Cottonwood Creek, Foster Creek, Hanson Creek, Johnson Creek, Lmuma Creek, North Fork Lmuma Creek, Spring Cayuse Creek, and Whiskey Dick Creek

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