Oceana West Virginia Logan Gilbert USGS Topographic Map 1912
Oceana West Virginia Logan Gilbert USGS Topographic Map 1912 - Image 2
Oceana West Virginia Logan Gilbert USGS Topographic Map 1912 - Image 3
Oceana West Virginia Logan Gilbert USGS Topographic Map 1912 - Image 4
Oceana West Virginia Logan Gilbert USGS Topographic Map 1912 - Image 5

Oceana West Virginia Logan Gilbert USGS Topographic Map 1912

$105

This is a 1898 edition of the Oceana quadrangle, printed in 1912 and graded in excellent condition after very light handling; the sheet was never folded and remains smooth and flat on thick stock, with only light age-toning to the paper. The 30-minute quad takes in a stretch of southern West Virginia coal country where the boundaries reach into Kentucky and Virginia, including Logan, Oceana, and the towns along the Guyandotte and Tug Fork valleys, with counties from Boone and Logan to McDowell and Pike. Surveyed in 1895 and 1896 under geographer H.M. Wilson, this sheet predates the modern highway system and R.D. Bailey Lake, recording the historic travel routes, river crossings, rail lines, and placenames of the region before large-scale strip mining reshaped it. The reverse carries printed reference material about the mapping program and how to read the contours, and the sheet comes from an uncommonly well-preserved collection.

In stock

SKU: 394 Categories: , , ,
MAP DETAILS
TITLEOceana
STATEWest Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia
LOCATION40 miles south of Charleston
SERIES30-minute
SURVEYED1895 through 1896 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERH.M. Wilson
ENGRAVED1898
EDITION1898
PRINTED1912
SCALE1:125000
CONTOUR INTERVAL100 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS13 7/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA27 x 35 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 CONDITIONExcellent
SHEET NOTESvery lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat, lightly age-toned paper
MAP AREAflawless map area
COLLARSno wear or tears, no markings, 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 Oceana 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 an 1898 edition of the Oceana West Virginia USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 114-year-old 1912 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 Oceana 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 1895 through 1896.

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.

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-> Amherstdale, Amherstdale-Robinette, Bald Knob, Gilbert, Gilbert Creek, Hutchinson, Jeffrey, Justice, KopperstonLogan, and others
* Counties Covered-> Boone, Buchanan, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Pike, Raleigh, and Wyoming
* Federal Land Units-> R. D. Bailey Lake
* Rivers and Streams-> Abe Burgess Fork, Acord Branch, Adams Fork, Adkins Fork, Alum Creek, Bailey Branch, Baldwin Branch, Baldwin Fork, Bandy BranchBans Branch, and others
* Water Bodies-> Horse Creek Lake, Kopperston Number Four Slurry Pond, R D Bailey Lake, and R. D. Bailey Lake

Nearby maps