Colchester Illinois Plymouth Tennessee USGS Topo Map 1913

Colchester Illinois Plymouth Tennessee USGS Topo Map 1913

$25

Printed in its year of first publication, 1913, this USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is in excellent condition, very lightly handled and never folded, with age-toning to the lower right collar. It takes in a stretch of west-central Illinois about 15 miles southwest of Macomb, with the quad area covering the town of Colchester and reaching across parts of Hancock, McDonough, and Schuyler counties to include Plymouth, Tennessee, and Fandon. Surveyed in the field in 1911 and engraved in 1912 under geographer R.B. Marshall, it records this farming country as it stood in the early twentieth century, and the reverse carries printed reference material on reading the map. Never having been folded, the sheet lies flat and would take well to framing.

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SKU: 160 Categories: 15 Minute, Illinois

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Colchester
STATE	Illinois
LOCATION	15 miles southwest of Macomb
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1911 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	R.B. Marshall
ENGRAVED	1912
EDITION	1913
PRINTED	1913
PRINT NOTES	Includes woodland tint (green to indicate vegetated areas)
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS	13 3/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	13 x 17 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
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, age-toned right lower collar
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Colchester 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 1913. 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)	Colchester, Fandon, Plymouth, and Tennessee
COUNTIES COVERED	Hancock, McDonough, and Schuyler
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Bronson Creek, Camp Creek, Cedar Creek, East Fork La Moine River, Fisher Creek, Flour Creek, Grindstone Creek, La Moine River, Little Creek, Panther Creek, Rock Creek, Spring Creek, Troublesome Creek, Williams Creek, and Willow Creek
WATER BODIES	Argyle Lake and Augusta Lake
Locations: Campers Hill Campground, La Moine Camp, Pearl Camp, Tri-County Country Club, and University Point Campground. Areas: Round Prairie. Administrative Boundaries: Township of Colchester, Township of Hancock, Township of Lamoine, Township of Saint Mary, and Township of Tennessee. Valleys and Canyons: Argyle Hollow and Rattlesnake Den Hollow. Parks: Argyle Lake State Park, Community Park, and Friendship Park. Trails: Cut Off Trail. Drainages: Beckford Branch, Bronson Creek, Camp Creek, East Fork La Moine River, Fisher Creek, Flour Creek, Grindstone Creek, Hogwallow Branch, Middle Creek, Panther Creek, Spring Creek, Troublesome Creek, and Williams Creek. Churches: Argyle Bible Church, Colchester United Methodist Church, Eagle Community Church, Faith Temple Assembly of God Church, Fandon Christian Church, First Baptist Church, Friendship United Methodist Church, Hills Grove United Methodist Church, Majorville Church, Oak Grove Church, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Scott Church, Tennessee United Methodist Church, and West Bethel Baptist Church. Lakes and Ponds: Colmar Lake. Dams: Argyle Lake Dam, Augusta Lake Dam, Dennis Lake Dam, and Irish Lake Dam. Bridges: Cow Ford Bridge and Lamoine Bridge. Airports: Clark Airport, Dowacter Airport, and Giles Griswold Airport. Schools: Colchester Elementary School, Colchester High School, Colchester Junior High School, and Southeastern Elementary School. Reservoirs and Tanks: Argyle Lake, Augusta Lake, Dennis Lake, and Irish Lake. Oilfields: Colmar-Plymouth Oil Field. Springs: Vishnu Springs.
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 1913 edition of the Colchester Illinois USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 113-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 Colchester 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 1911. 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.