Oxford New York Coventry Chenango River USGS Topo Map 1913

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Oxford New York Coventry Chenango River USGS Topo Map 1913

$54

This USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is a 1904 edition, printed in 1913, and survives in excellent condition: very lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat, with a flawless map area and hole punches along the left collar. Covering an area of about 13 by 17 miles in Chenango County, New York, roughly 55 miles southeast of Syracuse, it takes in the town of Oxford, the community of Coventry, and the course of the Chenango River. Surveyed in 1902 before the modern highway system, it records the overland travel routes, rail lines, placenames, and structures known at the time, and comes from an uncommonly well-preserved collection. The reverse carries printed reference material about the mapping program and how to read the contours.

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SKU: 401 Categories: 15 Minute, New York

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Oxford
STATE	New York
LOCATION	55 miles southeast of Syracuse
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1902 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	H.M. Wilson
ENGRAVED	1904
EDITION	1904
PRINTED	1913
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, rail lines, placenames, and all structures known at the time.
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, smooth and flat
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes, 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 Oxford 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 1913. 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)	Oxford
COUNTIES COVERED	Chenango
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Bear Brook, Bowman Creek, Chalker Creek, Chenango River, Cheshire Creek, Clark Creek, Eddy Brook, Fly Meadow Creek, Gilmore Brook, Guilford Creek, Kelsey Creek, Ludlow Creek, Lyon Brook, Mill Brook, Mud Pond Creek, Newton Brook, Reed Creek, Shapley Brook, Spring Brook, Tillotson Creek, Turner Creek, Wheeler Brook, Willey Brook, and Wylie Brook
WATER BODIES	Brackett Lake, Echo Lake, Lake Gerry, Guilford Lake, Lake Ludlow, McCall Pond, North Pond, Smith Pond, Tamarack Swamp, Tank Pond, Trestle Lake, Truitt Pond, and Warn Lake
Locations: Coventry Station, Ingraham Corners, Johnson Corners, Northrups Corners, Nortons Corners, Oxford Station, Puckerville Corners, Sacketts Harbor, and Walker Corners. Administrative Boundaries: Town of Coventry and Town of Oxford. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Burnt Hill, Bobell Hill, Bradley Hill, Breffel Hill, Buck Hill, Cohoon Hill, Gamble Roof Hill, Gospel Hill, Harbor Hill, Midland Hill, Miller Hill, Mowry Hill, Painter Hill, Roys Hill, and Watrous Hill. Drainages: Bear Brook, Bowman Creek, Cheshire Creek, Clark Creek, Eddy Brook, Edgerton Brook, Fly Meadow Creek, Gilmore Brook, Glen Road Brook, Kedron Brook, Ludlow Creek, Lyon Brook, Mill Brook, Padget Brook, Shapley Brook, Spring Brook, Tillotson Creek, Turner Creek, Wheeler Brook, and Wilkins Brook. Churches: Little White Church. Lakes and Ponds: Borden Pond, Brackett Lake, Echo Lake, Lake Gerry, Lake Ludlow, McCall Pond, Mud Pond, North Pond, Roberts Pond, Smith Pond, Tank Pond, Truitt Pond, Van Valkenburgh Pond, and Warn Lake. Buildings: Womans Relief Corps Home. Airports: Miller Field. Swamps: Corbin Swamp, Spruce Swamp, and Tamarack Swamp. Schools: School Number 13, School Number 16, School Number 24, and Windham School. Reservoirs and Tanks: Trestle Lake. Pillars: Gibson Pinnacle.
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 1904 edition of the Oxford New York USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 113-year-old 1913 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 Oxford 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 1902. 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.