Denzer Wisconsin Baraboo West Baraboo USGS Topo Map 1929

$77

This 15-minute USGS topographic sheet is a 1901 edition printed in 1929, and it survives in excellent condition on thick stock, very lightly handled and never folded. The quad sits in Sauk County northwest of Madison, and its boundaries take in Baraboo along with West Baraboo, North Freedom, Rock Springs, and the communities of Leland and Black Hawk. The base survey was carried out in 1898 with engraving in 1901 under geographer Jno. H. Renshawe, and the reverse carries printed reference material on reading the map’s contours and symbols.

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SKU: 335 Categories: 15 Minute, Wisconsin

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Denzer
STATE	Wisconsin
LOCATION	Vicinity of Baraboo, 30 miles northwest of Madison
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1898 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	Jno. H. Renshawe
ENGRAVED	1901
EDITION	1901
PRINTED	1929
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS	12 3/4 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, no blemishes
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Denzer 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 1929. 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)	Baraboo, Black Hawk, Leland, North Freedom, Rock Springs, and West Baraboo
COUNTIES COVERED	Sauk
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Badger Army Ammunition Plant
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Baraboo River, East Branch Honey Creek, Honey Creek, Narrows Creek, North Branch Honey Creek, Otter Creek, Pine Creek, Seeley Creek, and Skillet Creek
WATER BODIES	Leland Millpond, Reservoir, and Seeley Lake 31
Administrative Boundaries: Town of Baraboo, Town of Freedom, Town of Honey Creek, Village of North Freedom, Town of Prairie du Sac, Village of Rock Springs, Town of Sumpter, and Village of West Baraboo. Mountain Ranges: South Range. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Cedar Hill, Devils Chair, Diamond Hill, Happy Hill, Hogback Hill, Maple Hill, and Sauk Hill. Valleys and Canyons: Baxters Hollow, Borns Hollow, Federman Valley, Hemlock Draw, Herritz Hollow, Hoot Owl Hollow, Irish Valley, Lins Valley, Pine Hollow, Pleasant Valley, Sandpit Valley, and Wintergreen Hollow. Parks: Attridge Park, Haskins Park, Mary Roundtree Evans Athletic Field, Natural Bridge State Park, and Ochsner Park. Drainages: East Branch Honey Creek, Narrows Creek, North Branch Honey Creek, Pine Creek, Seeley Creek, and Skillet Creek. Churches: Bethel Memorial Baptist Church, Bethlehem Church, Church of God, Our Lady of Loretta Church, Saint Ida Convent, Salem Church, Westfield Church, and Zion Church. Lakes and Ponds: Seeley Lake. Waterfalls: Skillet Falls. Dams: Leland Dam, Schraums Dam, and Steinhorst and Coughlin G4851 Dam. Bluffs: Dinosaur Bluff and Loddes Mill Bluff. Basins: Devils Washbowl and Sugar Bowl. Natural Arches: Leland Natural Bridge. Airports: Flying b Airport, Sauk-Prairie Airport, and Thiessen Field. Schools: Baraboo High School, Baraboo Middle School, Black Hawk School, G L Wilson Elementary School, North Freedom Elementary School, Pleasant Valley School, Tower Rock School, and University of Wisconsin Baraboo - Sauk County Cent. Ridges: Camels Hump, Dalkey Ridge, Elder Ridge, and Honey Creek Ridge. Reservoirs and Tanks: 1 Reservoir, Leland Millpond, Leland Millpond 25, and Seeley Lake 31. Flats: Sauk Prairie. Towers: WRPQ-AM (Baraboo). Pillars: Pillar Rock and Tower Rock. Springs: Kindschis Spring.
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 1901 edition of the Denzer Wisconsin USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 97-year-old 1929 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 Denzer 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 1898. 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.