Ivanhoe California Woodlake USGS Topo Map 1946 Vintage

Ivanhoe California Woodlake USGS Topo Map 1946 Vintage - Image 2

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Ivanhoe California Woodlake USGS Topo Map 1946 Vintage

$34

First published in 1926, this USGS 7.5-minute topographic sheet was printed in 1946 and grades good; it was never folded and printed on thick stock, though it shows moderate handling, with stabilized edge tears along the top collar and hole punches in the left collar. Set in Tulare County about 39 miles southeast of Fresno, the quad takes in the San Joaquin Valley communities of Ivanhoe and Woodlake, with the mapped area running northward toward Seville. Surveyed in 1924 before the modern road grid and the present agricultural footprint took shape, it records the historic levees, canals, rail lines, ranches, schools, and placenames of the valley at five-foot contour detail.

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SKU: 757 Categories: 7.5 Minute, California

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Description

MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Ivanhoe
STATE	California
LOCATION	39 miles southeast of Fresno
SERIES	7.5-minute
SURVEYED	1924 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	T.H. Moncure
EDITION	1926
PRINTED	1946
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:31680
CONTOUR INTERVAL	5 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	13 7/8 x 17 1/4 inches
COVERAGE AREA	7 x 9 miles
MAP NOTES	A fascinating historical snapshot of the San Joaquin Valley from Ivanhoe northward to Seville, surveyed before the modern road system and before the current agricultural footprint, showing historic levees, canals, placenames, and all known ranches, schools, rail lines, and structures.
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Good
SHEET NOTES	moderately handled, never folded
MAP AREA	no wear, no blemishes
COLLARS	no markings, minor blemishes, stabilized edge tears along top collar, hole punches in left collar

MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Ivanhoe 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 1946. 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)	Ivanhoe and Woodlake
COUNTIES COVERED	Tulare
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Lane Slough and Saint Johns River
Locations: Cairns and Colvin Ranch. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Bacon Hill and Twin Buttes. Churches: Saint Maries Church. Gaps: Mud Spring Gap. Canals: Cottonwood Ditch, Sontag Ditch, Tulare Irrigation District Canal, and Wutchumna Ditch. Schools: Ivanhoe Elementary School, Paloma School, and Stone Corral Elementary School. Ridges: Colvin Mountain.
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 1926 edition of the Ivanhoe California USGS topographic map. It is an original 80-year-old 1946 United States Geological Survey print in 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.

FEATURES SHOWN ON THE MAP
The Ivanhoe 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 1924. 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
This map is from the 7.5-minute series, the most detailed series that is widely available from the USGS. The 1926 Ivanhoe map is a valuable historical record for the area. It contains some placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent maps.