New Haven Illinois Ridgway Herald USGS Topo Map 1920 Antique

$38

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.
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)	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 River, Old River, Running Slough, Sibley Creek, and Wabash River
WATER BODIES	Beaver Pond, Brushy Slough, Clark Pond, Clear Pond, Fehrer Lake, Fishpond Swamp, Goose Pond, Halfmoon Pond, Horseshoe Pond, Hulda Lake, Joes Slough, Long Pond, Pitcher Lake, Round Pond, Slim Pond, Tweedle Pond, and Yellowbank Slough
Illinois Locations: Old River Camp. Administrative Boundaries: Township of Asbury, Township of Emma, Township of Heralds Prairie, Township of New Haven, and Township of Ridgway. Mountain Ranges: Dogtown Hills and Little Chain Hills. Drainages: Black Branch, Lick Creek, Little Wabash River, and Running Slough. Churches: Asbury Church, Chapman Grove Church, Emma Concord Church, New Hope Church, Old Cottonwood Church, Perry Church, Plainview Church, Saint Patricks Church, and Union Ridge Church. Lakes and Ponds: Beaver Pond, Clark Pond, Clear Pond, Fehrer Lake, Fishpond Swamp, Horseshoe Pond, Hulda Lake, Long Pond, Round Pond, and Tweedle Pond. Levees: Granny Tweedle Levee. Canals: Crackle Ditch, Cypress Ditch, and Pond Settlement Ditch. Bayous and Sloughs: The Bayou, Berdick Slough, Grinnel Slough, Mill Slough, Old River, Running Slough, and Sandy Slough. Bridges: Wabash River Memorial Bridge. Bends: Winners Bend. Airports: Downen Heliport and Sutton Airport. Swamps: Brushy Slough, Cattail Slough, Cow Pond Slough, Goose Pond, Goose Pond Scatters, Goose Pond Swamp, Joes Slough, Willow Pond Slough, and Yellowbank Slough.
Indiana Parks: Dogtown Ferry Public Fishing Site. Drainages: Big Creek, Big Creek Slough, Levy Slough, Little Chain Cutoff, Old River, and Wabash River. Islands: Greathouse Island, Hermann Island, and Mackeys Island. Lakes and Ponds: Goose Pond, Halfmoon Pond, Pitcher Lake, and Slim Pond. Levees: Bone Bank. Bayous and Sloughs: Cypress Slough. Bridges: Memorial Bridge and Wabash River Memorial Bridge. Schools: Black School.
Kentucky Drainages: Sibley Creek. Islands: Wabash Island. Churches: Reburn Church.
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 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.