Ovid New York Seneca Lake Dundee USGS Topo Map 1909 Antique

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Ovid New York Seneca Lake Dundee USGS Topo Map 1909 Antique

$105

This USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is a 1902 edition printed in 1909, an antique sheet that was very lightly handled and never folded, surviving smooth and flat on thick stock in very good condition. Covering the Finger Lakes country between Rochester and the vicinity of Dundee, the quad takes in Seneca Lake along with parts of Schuyler, Seneca, and Yates counties, including the communities of Lodi and Dresden and part of the Finger Lakes National Forest. Surveyed in 1899 and engraved in 1902 under geographer H.M. Wilson, it predates the modern highway system and records the overland travel routes, steamboat routes, and placenames of that earlier era. The reverse carries printed USGS reference material, and this sheet comes from an uncommonly well-preserved collection.

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SKU: 400 Categories: 15 Minute, New York

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Ovid
STATE	New York
LOCATION	Vicinity of Dundee, 50 miles southeast of Rochester
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1899 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	H.M. Wilson
ENGRAVED	1902
EDITION	1902
PRINTED	1909
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	12 7/8 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 overland travel routes, steamboat routes, and placenames.
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Very Good
SHEET NOTES	very lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, hole punches along left collar, minor light smudges in top collar
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Ovid 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 1909. 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)	Dresden, Dundee, Lodi, and Ovid
COUNTIES COVERED	Schuyler, Seneca, and Yates
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Finger Lakes National Forest and Seneca Army Depot (Scheduled to close)
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Barnum Creek, Big Hollow Creek, Bloomer Creek, Boardman Creek, Bolter Creek, Breakneck Creek, Groves Creek, Hencoop Creek, Indian Creek, Indian Run, Lively Run, Mack Creek, Mill Creek, Plum Point Creek, Reeder Creek, Sawmill Creek, Seneca River, Sheldrake Creek, Simpson Creek, Sixteen Falls Creek, Spring Brook, and Tommy Creek
WATER BODIES	Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake
Locations: Bakers Marina, Bumpus Corners, Camp Babcock Hovey, Carpenters Marina, Cascade Mills, Coan Corners, Kelly Corners, Lodi Landing, Lodi Station, Milo Station, Ryal Corners, Sampson, Shannon Corners, Tannery Corners, and Townsend Corners. Administrative Boundaries: Town of Lodi, Town of Ovid, Town of Romulus, Town of Starkey, and Town of Torrey. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Butcher Hill and Sprout Hill. Valleys and Canyons: Chub Hollow and Hicks Gully. Parks: Lodi Point State Marine Park and Sampson State Park. Trails: Interloken Trail. Drainages: Big Hollow Creek, Breakneck Creek, Curry Creek, Indian Creek, Indian Run, Johnsons Creek, Keuka Lake Outlet, Mill Creek, Plum Point Creek, Simpson Creek, Sixteen Falls Creek, and Tommy Creek. Capes: Baskin Point, Castle Point, Keady Point, Lodi Point, Long Point, Perry Point, Plum Point, Pontius Point, Ross Point, Severne Point, Squaw Point, Starkey Point, and Valois Point. Forests: Finger Lakes National Forest and Green Mountain National Forest-Hector Ranger District. Hospitals: Willard State Hospital. Lakes and Ponds: Seneca Lake. Waterfalls: Silver Thread Falls. Bays: Dean Cove. Airports: Dundee Flying Club Airport, Greenlawn Farm Airport, Ovid Airport, and Seneca Army Air Field. Swamps: Bilberry Swamp. Schools: Central School, Lakemont Academy, Round School, School Number 1, School Number 12, School Number 19, School Number 2, School Number 3, School Number 4, School Number 5, School Number 7, and School Number 9. Ridges: Hector Backbone. Towers: WFLR-AM (Dundee) and WFLR-FM (Dundee).
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 1902 edition of the Ovid New York USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 117-year-old 1909 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 Ovid 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 1899. 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.