Chopaka Washington Okanogan NF USGS Topographic Map 1917
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Chopaka Washington Okanogan NF USGS Topographic Map 1917

$76

This USGS 30-minute topographic map is a 1906 edition printed in 1917, and the antique sheet survives in excellent condition – very lightly handled, never folded, on thick stock, with a flawless map area and only light age-toning. Reaching to the Canadian border about 30 miles north of Okanogan, the Chopaka quad takes in rugged Okanogan County country that includes portions of the Pasayten Wilderness and Okanogan National Forest, along with Conconully, Nighthawk, Loomis, and Riverside, and the Conconully lake and reservoir. Surveyed in a 1902 and 1903 field survey under geographer R.U. Goode, it records the high border ranges near Chopaka in the early years of the region’s mining and homesteading era. The reverse carries printed USGS reference material describing the mapping program and its symbols.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEChopaka
STATEWashington
LOCATION30 miles north of Okanogan
SERIES30-minute
SURVEYED1902 and 1903 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERR.U. Goode
EDITION1906
PRINTED1917
SCALE1:125000
CONTOUR INTERVAL100 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 x 20 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS11 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA23 x 35 miles
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, lightly age-toned sheet
MAP AREAflawless map area
COLLARSno wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes, inventory notation in upper right collar corner
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.
BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Chopaka 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 1917. 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 1906 edition of the Chopaka Washington USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 109-year-old 1917 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 Chopaka 30-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 1902 and 1903.

A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
Maps from the USGS 30-minute series have been out of print for many years. They have never been common and original prints are increasingly difficult to find. For areas where the 30-minute map was produced, it is usually the first large-scale survey done by the USGS for that area. These 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-> Conconully, Loomis, Nighthawk, and Riverside
* Counties Covered-> Okanogan
* Federal Land Units-> Conconully Lake, Conconully Reservoir, Okanogan National Forest, and Pasayten Wilderness
* Rivers and Streams-> Aeneas Creek, Anderson Creek, Baldy Creek, Basin Creek, Beaver Creek, Bernhardt Creek, Big Canyon Creek, Big Horn Creek, Blue Buck CreekBlue Goat Creek, and others
* Water Bodies-> Aeneas Lake, Alkali Lake, Andrew Lake, Blue Lake, Booher Lake, Castor Lake, Catlin Lake, Cayuse Lake, Coconully ReservoirConconully Lake, and others

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