Kinsley California USGS 7.5-Min Topographic Map 1949 Vintage

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Kinsley California USGS 7.5-Min Topographic Map 1949 Vintage

$32

Printed in its year of first publication, 1949, this USGS 7.5-minute topographic sheet is in good condition, lightly handled with a single midsheet horizontal foldline. It takes in a stretch of Mariposa County in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, roughly 66 miles north of Fresno, with portions of the Stanislaus and Sierra National Forests falling within the quad boundaries. The map area itself shows no wear, markings, or blemishes, and the 50-foot contour interval traces the steep, forested terrain of this high country in fine detail; the reverse carries printed USGS reference material.

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SKU: 307 Categories: 7.5 Minute, California

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Description

MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Kinsley
STATE	California
LOCATION	66 miles north of Fresno
SERIES	7.5-minute
SURVEYED	1945 and 1947 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION	1949
PRINTED	1949
SCALE	1:24000
CONTOUR INTERVAL	50 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	22 x 27 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	18 x 22 3/4 inches
COVERAGE AREA	7 x 9 miles
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Good
SHEET NOTES	lightly handled, midsheet horizontal foldline (in half)
MAP AREA	no wear, no markings, no blemishes
COLLARS	no blemishes, no edge tears, some edgewear, small inventory notation in lower right collar corner

MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Kinsley 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 1949. 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.
COUNTIES COVERED	Mariposa
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Sierra National Forest and Stanislaus National Forest
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Big Grizzly Creek, Bull Creek, Feliciana Creek, Little Grizzly Creek, Merced River, South Fork Merced River, and Sweetwater Creek
Locations: Ferguson Dump, Jenkins Ranch, Kinsley, McCauley Ranch, and South Fork. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Big Grizzly Mountain, Little Grizzly Mountain, Jenkins Hill, and McCauley Hill. Valleys and Canyons: Bonell Gulch, Miller Gulch, Montgomery Gulch, Ned Gulch, North Fork Halls Gulch, Paps Gulch, Porath Gulch, and Skunk Gulch. Trails: Jenkins Hill Trail. Drainages: Feliciana Creek, Little Grizzly Creek, South Fork Merced River, and Sweetwater Creek. Mines: Garibaldi Mine. Buildings: Savage Trading Post and Hayden Cabin Interpretive Site. Ridges: Ferguson Ridge and Soapstone Ridge. Flats: Anderson Flat, Big Grizzly Flat, Deer Flat, Domingo Flat, and Little Grizzly Flat.
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 1949 edition of the Kinsley California USGS topographic map. It is an original 77-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 Kinsley 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 1945 and 1947. 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 1949 Kinsley map is a valuable historical record for the area. It contains some placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent maps.