Mesa De Maya Colorado Branson Villegreen USGS Topo Map 1901

Mesa De Maya Colorado Branson Villegreen USGS Topo Map 1901

$44

This USGS reconnaissance topographic sheet is an 1893 edition printed in 1901, a thick-stock sheet in good condition that was never folded and is only lightly age-toned. Covering a stretch of Las Animas County about 40 miles east of Trinidad, the quad takes in the high tableland of Mesa de Maya along with the communities of Branson and Villegreen and part of what is now the Comanche National Grassland. Based on an 1890 field survey under geographer A.H. Thompson, it also records the vanished towns of Indianapolis, Watervale, and Troy, and its reverse carries printed reference material. The map area itself is flawless, with the only condition notes falling in the collar: ink blemishes in the upper right corner, an inventory stamp on the lower collar, and several edge tears carefully stabilized with archival tape on the back.

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SKU: 437 Categories: 30 Minute, Colorado

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Mesa De Maya
STATE	Colorado
LOCATION	40 miles east of Trinidad
SERIES	30-minute
SURVEYED	1890 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	A.H. Thompson
EDITION	1893
PRINTED	1901
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:125000
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 x 20 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS	13 7/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	27 x 35 miles
MAP NOTES	Includes the vanished towns of Indianapolis, Watervale, and Troy.
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, never folded, lightly age-toned sheet
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no markings, ink blemishes in upper right collar corner, multiple edge tears carefully stabilized with clear archival tape on backside of sheet, inventory stamp on lower collar
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Mesa De Maya 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 1901. 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)	Branson and Villegreen
COUNTIES COVERED	Las Animas
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Comanche National Grassland and Fort Carson Military Reservation
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Alkali Arroyo, Bachicha Creek, Big Water Arroyo, Burke Arroyo, Chacuaco Creek, Chaney Arroyo, Doss Arroyo, Lockwood Arroyo, Luning Arroyo, Plum Creek, Poitrey Creek, Purgatoire River, Taylor Arroyo, Tobe Creek, Trementina Creek, Van Bremer Arroyo, and West Carrizo Creek
Locations: Box Ranch, Double Tank Windmill, Garfield Windmill, George Canyon Windmill, Linder Camp, Lone Oak, Lower Windmill, Mesa De Maya Ranch, Plum Windmill, Reed Canyon Windmill, Rincon Windmill, Rock Crossing, Round Corral Windmill, Upper Windmill, and Williams Windmill. Areas: Mesa de Maya. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Bar Four Pocket, Brushy Mountain, Cobert Mesa, The Corona, Cotton Mesa, Hardesty Mesa, Jesus Mesa, Lone Butte, Mesa de Maya, Mesa de Maya, Miners Peak, Saddle Rock, Seven D Pocket, Seven L Buttes, and Watervale Butte. Valleys and Canyons: Aguaje Canyon, Alejandro Canyon, Bachicha Canyon, Barriet Canyon, Blue Water Canyon, Briggs Canyon, Flathead Canyon, Calf Canyon, Chacuaco Canyon, Cheney Canyon, Cherry Canyon, Cotton Canyon, Dead Horse Canyon, Deadman Canyon, Deep Draw, Doss Canyon, Fox Canyon, George Canyon, Goat Ranch Canyon, Gotera Canyon, Gotera Rincon, Grandma Canyon, Gutierrez Canyon, Hart Canyon, Henry George Canyon, Honeymoon Canyon, Indian Trial Canyon, Humbar Canyon, Hunt Canyon, Jack Canyon, Johnson Canyon, Jones Canyon, Kiowa Canyon, Lions Canyon, Little Pine Canyon, Lockwood Canyon, Lost Canyon, Officer Canyon, Pacheco Canyon, Painted Canyon, Perly Canyon, Phillips Canyon, Pine Canyon, Plum Canyon, Poitrey Canyon, Rodriques Canyon, Rough Canyon, Salazar Rincon, Sandoval Canyon, School Section Canyon, Schoolhouse Canyon, Scorpio Canyon, Sherman Canyon, Spring Canyon, Steel Trap Canyon, Tobe Canyon, Trementina Canyon, Trough Canyon, Trujillo Canyon, Umbrella Canyon, Water Canyon, West Canyon, and Whitewater Canyon. Drainages: Alkali Arroyo, Bachicha Creek, Big Water Arroyo, Burke Arroyo, Lockwood Arroyo, Plum Creek, Poitrey Creek, Taylor Arroyo, Tobe Creek, Trementina Creek, and Van Bremer Arroyo. Gaps: Cotton Gap and The Narrows. Airports: Big Canyon Tyron Airport and Branson Heliport. Ridges: The Hogback and Pinon Ridge. Reservoirs and Tanks: Seven D Tank. Wells: Seven D Well. Pillars: Courthouse Rock and Heart Rock. Springs: Barriet Spring, Fallas Spring, Chapman Spring, Glover Spring, Hart Spring, Humbar Spring, J J Water Spring, Jack Canyon Spring, John Hart Spring, Little Colorado Spring, Romero Spring, and Wilcox Spring.
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 antique sheet is an 1893 edition of the Mesa De Maya Colorado USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 125-year-old 1901 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 Mesa De Maya 30-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, 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 1890.

A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
Maps from the USGS 30-minute series have been out of print for many years. They have never been common and original prints are increasingly difficult to find. For areas where the 30-minute map was produced, it is usually the first large-scale survey done by the USGS for that area. These are a valuable historical record, as they contain many placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent series’ and editions.