Cortland New York Preble Homer USGS Topographic Map 1911

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Cortland New York Preble Homer USGS Topographic Map 1911

$75

First published in 1903, this Cortland sheet was printed in 1911 and, never folded, has survived in excellent condition on thick stock, smooth and flat with lightly and evenly age-toned paper. The 15-minute quad takes in Cortland and the surrounding towns of Homer, McGraw, and Munsons Corners in Cortland County, about 30 miles south of Syracuse, with the community of Preble also within its boundaries. Surveyed in 1900 and 1901 by a team under geographer H.M. Wilson and engraved in 1903, it records the rail lines, travel routes, and placenames of the area decades before the modern highway and interstate system, and comes from an uncommonly well-preserved collection. The reverse carries printed reference material about the mapping program of the era.

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SKU: 362 Categories: 15 Minute, New York

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Cortland
STATE	New York
LOCATION	30 miles south of Syracuse
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1900 and 1901 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	H.M. Wilson
ENGRAVED	1903
EDITION	1903
PRINTED	1911
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	12 7/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	13 x 17 miles
SOURCE	From an uncommonly well-preserved collection
MAP NOTES	Surveyed before the modern highway and interstate system, showing historic travel routes, rail lines, and placenames.
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, smooth and flat, lightly and evenly age-toned paper
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes, hole punches along left collar
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Cortland 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 1911. 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)	Cortland, Cortland West, Homer, McGraw, Munsons Corners, and Preble
COUNTIES COVERED	Cortland
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Albright Creek, Beaver Creek, Blue Creek, Cheningo Creek, Cold Brook, Dry Creek, East Branch Tioughnioga River, Factory Brook, Gridley Creek, Haights Creek, Hunts Creek, Kenney Brook, Labrador Creek, Maybury Brook, Merrill Creek, Morgan Hill Creek, Mosquito Creek, Otter Creek, Pritchard Brook, Smith Brook, Tioughnioga River, Trout Brook, Virgil Creek, Weeks Brook, and West Branch Tioughnioga River
WATER BODIES	Goodale Lake, Green Lake, Lower Little York Lake, Moscript Pond, and Upper Little York Lake
Locations: Camp Tioughnioga, Cortland Country Club, and Willow Brook Golf Course. Administrative Boundaries: City of Cortland, Town of Cortlandville, Town of Freetown, Town of Homer, Town of Preble, Town of Scott, Town of Solon, Town of Truxton, and Town of Virgil. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Brake Hill, Carr Hill, Case Hill, Corl Hill, Cosmos Hill, Hicks Hill, East Hill, Houghton Hill, Snyder Hill, South Hill, Mount Toppin, Tuller Hill, and Underwood Hill. Valleys and Canyons: Hollenbeck Hollow, Homer Gulf, Hoxie Gorge, Kinney Gulf, Vrooman Gulf, and Woodchuck Hollow. Drainages: Albright Creek, Callan Creek, Blue Creek, Cheningo Creek, Cold Brook, Dry Creek, East Branch Tioughnioga River, Factory Brook, Haights Creek, Kenney Brook, Labrador Creek, Maybury Brook, Morgan Hill Creek, Mosquito Creek, Otter Creek, Pritchard Brook, Smith Brook, Trout Brook, Weeks Brook, and West Branch Tioughnioga River. Churches: Elm Stump Church. Lakes and Ponds: Goodale Lake, Green Lake, Lower Little York Lake, and Upper Little York Lake. Airports: Cortland County Airport-Chase Field. Schools: East Homer School, School Number 11, School Number 2, and Scott School. Reservoirs and Tanks: Moscript Pond. Towers: WKRT-AM (Cortland), WNYP-FM (Cortland), and WSUC-FM (Cortland).
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 1903 edition of the Cortland New York USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 115-year-old 1911 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 Cortland 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 1900 and 1901. 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.