Mexico New York Central Square Brewerton USGS Topo Map 1905

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Mexico New York Central Square Brewerton USGS Topo Map 1905

$55

Printed in its year of first publication, 1905, this USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is in excellent condition—never folded, smooth and flat, with lightly age-toned paper on thick stock. Covering an area about 20 miles north of Syracuse, the quad takes in Brewerton, Central Square, and Mexico in Onondaga and Oswego counties, with Constantia and Altmar also within its boundaries. Surveyed in 1903 and 1904 and engraved in 1905 under geographer H.M. Wilson, it records the region’s travel routes, rail lines, and placenames as they stood before the modern highway system, and comes from an uncommonly well-preserved collection.

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SKU: 195 Categories: 15 Minute, New York

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Mexico
STATE	New York
LOCATION	Vicinity of Brewerton, 20 miles north of Syracuse
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1903 and 1904 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	H.M. Wilson
ENGRAVED	1905
EDITION	1905
PRINTED	1905
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	12 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	13 x 17 miles
SOURCE	From an uncommonly well-preserved collection
MAP NOTES	A fascinating historical snapshot surveyed before the modern highway system, showing historic travel routes, rail lines, and placenames.
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Excellent
SHEET NOTES	very lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat, lightly age-toned paper
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes, hole punches along left collar
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Mexico 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 1905. 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)	Altmar, Brewerton, Central Square, Constantia, Mexico, Parish, and Sand Ridge
COUNTIES COVERED	Onondaga and Oswego
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Big Bay Creek, Black Creek, Buxton Creek, Caughdenoy Creek, Grindstone Creek, Little Bay Creek, Little Salmon River, North Branch Grindstone Creek, North Branch Little Salmon River, Oneida River, Potter Creek, Sage Creek, Scriba Creek, Shanty Creek, Snake Creek, South Branch Grindstone Creek, South Branch Little Salmon River, and Spring Brook
WATER BODIES	Big Bay Swamp, Fritz Pond, Grays Millpond, Lot Ten Swamp, Mosher Pond, Oneida Lake, Russ Pond, Saint Marys Pond, South Pond, and Toad Harbor Swamp
Locations: Barber Corners, Benders Corners, Deweys Corners, Emmons Siding, Gardners Corners, Lambs Corners, Mallory Station, Maple Corners, McMahon Corners, Merritt Corners, Mosher Corners, Peacock Corners, Piguet Corners, Potter Corners, and Vorhees Corners. Administrative Boundaries: Town of Albion, Town of Hastings, Town of Mexico, Town of Parish, and Town of West Monroe. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Dutch Hill and The Pinnacle. Drainages: Buxton Creek, Big Bay Creek, Black Creek, Caughdenoy Creek, Crippen Creek, Dykeman Creek, Little Bay Creek, North Branch Grindstone Creek, North Branch Little Salmon River, Potter Creek, Shanty Creek, Slocum Creek, South Branch Grindstone Creek, South Branch Little Salmon River, Spring Brook, and Threemile Creek. Lakes and Ponds: Fritz Pond, Russ Pond, Saint Marys Pond, and South Pond. Airports: Eichler Airport, Engineers Airport, Mexico Airdrome Airport, and Spring Brook Airport. Swamps: Big Bay Swamp, Kipp Swamp, Lot Ten Swamp, Steward Swamp, and Toad Harbor Swamp. Reservoirs and Tanks: Grays Millpond and Mosher Pond. Towers: WCSQ-FM (Central Square).
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 a 1905 edition of the Mexico New York USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 121-year-old United States Geological Survey print in excellent 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 Mexico 15-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 1903 and 1904. 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
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.