Kerman California Madera Avenue USGS Topographic Map 1947
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Kerman California Madera Avenue USGS Topographic Map 1947

$36

This USGS 7.5-minute topographic sheet is a first-year 1947 print, published in that same year and printed on thick stock, in good condition with light handling and a midsheet horizontal foldline. Covering a stretch of Fresno County farmland about 16 miles west of Fresno, the quad takes in the town of Kerman along with the Raisin City Oil Fields and Madera Avenue. The 1947 edition, drawn from a 1920 aerial and field survey with 1946 revisions, records the flat San Joaquin Valley cropland and the oil development that shared this ground, and the reverse carries printed reference material on reading the map.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEKerman
STATECalifornia
LOCATION16 miles west of Fresno
SERIES7.5-minute
SURVEYED1920 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION1947
REVISION1946
PRINTED1947
SCALE1:24000
CONTOUR INTERVAL5 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS21 1/2 x 26 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS18 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches
COVERAGE AREA7 x 9 miles
SHEET CONDITION
For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITIONGood
SHEET NOTESlightly handled, midsheet horizontal foldline (in half), foldline following bottom map margin
MAP AREAno wear, very minor markings, very minor blemishes
COLLARSvery minor wear or tears, very minor markings, very minor blemishes
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.
BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Kerman 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.

This vintage sheet is a 1947 edition of the Kerman California USGS topographic map. It is an original 79-year-old 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 Kerman 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 1920. 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 Kerman map is a valuable historical record for the area. It contains some placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent maps.

PLACENAMES
The following places are found within the boundary of this quadrangle. They may or may not be shown or labeled, depending on the map series and vintage.
* Cities and Towns-> Kerman
* Counties Covered-> Fresno

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