New Berlin New York Sherburne Morris USGS Topo Map 1912
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New Berlin New York Sherburne Morris USGS Topo Map 1912

$75

Printed in its year of first publication, 1912, this antique USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is in very good condition, never folded, smooth and flat on thick stock. Covering a stretch of central New York about 50 miles southeast of Syracuse, the quad takes in New Berlin and Sherburne, along with Morris and South New Berlin, spanning parts of Chenango, Madison, and Otsego counties. Surveyed in 1910 and drawn before the modern highway system, it records the travel routes, rail lines, and placenames of the region as they stood a century ago, and comes from an uncommonly well-preserved collection; the reverse carries printed reference material on reading the map.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLENew Berlin
STATENew York
LOCATION50 miles southeast of Syracuse
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1910 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERR.B. Marshall
ENGRAVED1911
EDITION1912
PRINTED1912
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS12 7/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA13 x 17 miles
SOURCEFrom an uncommonly well-preserved collection
SHEET CONDITION
For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITIONVery Good
SHEET NOTESvery lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat
MAP AREAflawless map area
COLLARSno wear or tears, no markings, minor blemishes in collar, 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 New Berlin 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 1912. 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 antique sheet is a 1912 edition of the New Berlin New York USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 114-year-old United States Geological Survey print in very 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 New Berlin 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 1910. 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.

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-> Morris, New Berlin, Sherburne, and South New Berlin
* Counties Covered-> Chenango, Madison, and Otsego
* Rivers and Streams-> Beaver Creek, Butternut Creek, Calhoun Creek, Center Brook, Chenango River, Coye Brook, Dunderberg Creek, Great Brook, Handsome BrookJohnson Creek, and others
* Water Bodies-> Allen Pond, Chenango Lake, Hunt Pond, Morris Reservoir, Pickens Pond, Sears Pond, Silver Lake, and Whites Pond

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