Englebrecht Ranch California Cantua Creek USGS Topo Map 1947

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Englebrecht Ranch California Cantua Creek USGS Topo Map 1947

$17

This 7.5-minute USGS topographic sheet is a first-year 1947 edition, printed in 1947 with 1946 revisions, and is in fair condition, having been handled considerably with midsheet horizontal and vertical foldlines. Drawn from a 1921 field survey, it takes in a portion of California’s San Joaquin Valley southwest of Fresno, with the community of Cantua Creek and Cantua Creek itself falling within the quad boundaries. Based on that earlier survey, it captures the valley floor before the modern road system and current agricultural footprint took shape, showing historic levees, drainage alignments, placenames, and the ranches and structures of the era. The reverse carries a printed map summary and symbol legend, and the map area shows only minor wear with pencilled parcel notations in the northeast corner.

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SKU: 256 Categories: 7.5 Minute, California

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Englebrecht Ranch
STATE	California
LOCATION	32 miles southwest of Fresno
SERIES	7.5-minute
SURVEYED	1921 Field Survey
EDITION	1947
REVISIONS	1946
PRINTED	1947
SCALE	1:24000
CONTOUR INTERVAL	5 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	21 x 26 1/2 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	18 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches
COVERAGE AREA	7 x 9 miles
MAP NOTES	A fascinating historical snapshot of a portion of the San Joaquin Valley from Cantua Creek northward, surveyed before the modern road system and the current agricultural footprint, showing historic levees, drainage alignments, placenames, and all known ranches and structures.
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Fair
SHEET NOTES	handled considerably, midsheet horizontal and vertical foldlines (1/4)
MAP AREA	minor wear, no blemishes, pencilled parcel notations in northeast corner of map
COLLARS	minor wear or tears, no markings, notable blemish in top collar

MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Englebrecht Ranch 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 1947. 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)	Cantua Creek
COUNTIES COVERED	Fresno
Locations: Englebrecht Ranch. Airports: San Joaquin Airport. Schools: Cantua Elementary School.
SHIPPING AND RETURNS
This map sheet ships via the US Postal Service. Choose your preferred packaging at eBay checkout: rolled in a sturdy tube, or folded in a padded mailer. 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 vintage sheet is a 1947 edition of the Englebrecht Ranch California USGS topographic map. It is an original 79-year-old United States Geological Survey print in fair condition.

HOW THIS MAP CAN BE USED
In addition to making a fascinating conversation piece, this sheet would 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 Englebrecht Ranch 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 1921. 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 1947 Englebrecht Ranch map is a valuable historical record for the area. It contains some placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent maps.