Fiddler Butte Utah USGS 15-Min Topographic Map 1958 Vintage

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Fiddler Butte Utah USGS 15-Min Topographic Map 1958 Vintage

$38

This USGS 15-minute topographic map is a 1953 edition printed in 1958, in very good condition on thick stock, lightly handled and never folded. Drawn from a 1951 through 1953 aerial and field survey, it takes in remote canyon country in Garfield and Wayne counties about 55 miles southwest of Moab, including the middle stretch of the Dirty Devil River and parts of what are now the Fiddler Butte, French Spring-Happy Canyon, and Dirty Devil Wilderness Study Areas. The rugged, largely undeveloped terrain here is cut by deep canyons and sandstone benches, and the sheet gives a good overview of the river’s course through that country. The collar shows slight storage wear at its bottom edge and carries an inventory stamp, but the map area itself is clean with no markings or blemishes.

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SKU: 861 Categories: 15 Minute, Utah

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Fiddler Butte
STATE	Utah
LOCATION	55 miles southwest of Moab
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1951 through 1953 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION	1953
PRINTED	1958
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	80 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	17 x 21 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	13 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	14 x 17 miles
MAP NOTES	Excellent overview of the middle stretch of the Dirty Devil River
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Very Good
SHEET NOTES	lightly handled, never folded
MAP AREA	no markings, no blemishes
COLLARS	no markings, no blemishes, no edge tears, slight storage wear at bottom collar edge, inventory stamp in bottom collar
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

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.
COUNTIES COVERED	Garfield and Wayne
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Dirty Devil Wilderness Study Area, Fiddler Butte Wilderness Study Area, French Spring-Happy Canyon Wilderness Study Area, and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Dirty Devil River and Poison Spring
Areas: Gilex. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Bert Mesa, Buckacre Point, Burr Point, Fiddler Butte, Gibex Point, Sams Mesa, and South Block. Valleys and Canyons: Fiddler Cove Canyon, Happy Canyon, Hatch Canyon, Larry Canyon, North Hatch Canyon, Poison Spring Canyon, Sams Mesa Box Canyon, South Hatch Canyon, and Twin Corral Box Canyon. Trails: Squaw Trail. Bluffs: Black Jump. Basins: Fiddler Cove. Airports: Happy Canyon Airport. Ridges: Cedar Point. Pillars: The Pinnacle. Springs: Dripping Spring, Sams Mesa Spring, and Two Pipe 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 vintage sheet is a 1953 edition of the Fiddler Butte Utah USGS topographic map. It is an original 68-year-old 1958 United States Geological Survey print in very 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. Maps of this vintage are printed on durable stock and are well-suited for outdoor activities and recreation of all kinds, including hiking, backpacking, hunting, rafting and kayaking, backcountry skiing, geocaching, general exploration, treasure hunting, etc.

FEATURES SHOWN ON THE MAP
The Fiddler Butte 15-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, railroads, utilities and energy infrastructure, 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 1951 through 1953. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also 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.