Coal Creek Colorado Aurora USGS Topographic Map 1942 Antique
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Coal Creek Colorado Aurora USGS Topographic Map 1942 Antique

$45

Printed in its year of first publication, 1942, this USGS 7.5-minute topographic sheet is in good condition, never folded and on thick stock, with only moderate handling to show. It takes in country east of Denver in the vicinity of Aurora, spanning parts of Adams and Arapahoe counties within its roughly seven-by-nine-mile boundaries. Drawn from a 1939 field survey under geographer V.M. Burtis, it shows the area as it was in the early 1940s, before the postwar growth that reshaped Denver’s eastern edge—the clean map area survives without markings or blemishes, carrying only an inventory notation handwritten in the lower right collar corner.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLECoal Creek
STATEColorado
LOCATIONVicinity of Aurora, 16 miles east of Denver
SERIES7.5-minute
SURVEYED1939 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERV.M. Burtis
EDITION1942
PRINTED1942
SCALE1:31680
CONTOUR INTERVAL10 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS17 x 21 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS13 1/4 x 17 1/4 inches
COVERAGE AREA7 x 9 miles
SHEET CONDITION
For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITIONGood
SHEET NOTESmoderately handled, never folded
MAP AREAno wear, no markings, no blemishes
COLLARSno blemishes, no edge tears, handling wear in collar, inventory notation hand written in lower right collar corner
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.
BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Coal Creek 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 1942. 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 1942 edition of the Coal Creek Colorado USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 84-year-old United States Geological Survey print in 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 Coal Creek 7.5-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, paths, 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 1939. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also shown.

A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
This map is from the 7.5-minute series, the most detailed series that is widely available from the USGS. The 1942 Coal Creek map is a valuable historical record for the area. It contains some 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-> Aurora
* Counties Covered-> Adams and Arapahoe
* Federal Land Units-> Buckley Air National Guard AF Base
* Rivers and Streams-> Coal Creek, East Toll Gate Creek, First Creek, Murphy Creek, Senac Creek, and West Toll Gate Creek

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