New Haven Illinois Ridgway Herald USGS Topo Map 1920 Antique

$67

This USGS 15-minute topographic map is a 1906 edition, engraved in 1906 from a 1905 field survey, with this particular sheet printed in 1920; the sheet is in excellent condition, never folded, lightly age-toned, with a flawless map area. Spanning the point where Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky meet along the Wabash and Ohio rivers, the quad takes in New Haven and Ridgway in Illinois, along with the communities of Herald and Cottonwood, roughly 30 miles west of Evansville. Engraved under the direction of geographer H.M. Wilson, it records this stretch of river-bottom country as it was mapped in the first decade of the twentieth century, when the surrounding land was farmed and worked by small towns strung between the two rivers.

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SKU: 524 Categories: 15 Minute, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	New Haven
STATE	Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky
LOCATION	30 miles west of Evansville, IN
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1905 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	H.M. Wilson
ENGRAVED	1906
EDITION	1906
PRINTED	1920
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches (approximate)
MAP DIMENSIONS	13 7/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	14 x 17 miles
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, lightly age-toned sheet
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no markings, no blemishes, very minor edge tears repaired with archival tape on backside of sheet
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the New Haven 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 1920. 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 1906 edition of the New Haven Illinois USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 106-year-old 1920 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 New Haven 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 1905. 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-> Cottonwood, Herald, New Haven, and Ridgway
* Counties Covered-> Gallatin, Posey, Union, and White
* Rivers and Streams-> Big Creek, Big Creek Slough, Cane Creek, Levy Slough, Lick Creek, Little Chain Cutoff, Little Wabash River, Millrace Slough, Ohio RiverOld River, and others
* Water Bodies-> Beaver Pond, Brushy Slough, Clark Pond, Clear Pond, Fehrer Lake, Fishpond Swamp, Goose Pond, Halfmoon Pond, Horseshoe PondHulda Lake, and others