Pearce Arizona McNeal Gleeson USGS Topo Map 1948 Vintage
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Pearce Arizona McNeal Gleeson USGS Topo Map 1948 Vintage

$55

This USGS 30-minute topographic sheet is a 1916 edition printed in 1948, in very good condition on thick stock and lightly handled, with midsheet horizontal and vertical foldlines. Covering a stretch of the Sulphur Springs Valley in Cochise County, Arizona, about 75 miles southeast of Tucson, the quad takes in Pearce, McNeal, Gleeson, and Elfrida, along with portions of the Dragoon, Swisshelm, and Mule Mountains and part of the Coronado National Forest. Based on 1913 and 1914 field survey work under geographer R.B. Marshall, it shows the mining towns of Courtland, Gleeson, and Pearce during their heyday, as well as Cochise Stronghold, all mapped before the modern highway system reached the valley. It comes from the vintage map collection of Art Christiansen of Tempe, Arizona, and carries a small library stamp in the bottom right collar.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEPearce
STATEArizona
LOCATION75 miles southeast of Tucson
SERIES30-minute
SURVEYED1913 and 1914 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERR.B. Marshall
EDITION1916
PRINTED1948
SCALE1:125000
CONTOUR INTERVAL100 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS17 x 21 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS14 7/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA29 x 35 miles
SOURCEFrom the vintage map collection of Art Christiansen, Tempe, Arizona
SHEET CONDITION
For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITIONVery Good
SHEET NOTESlightly handled, midsheet horizontal and vertical foldlines (1/4)
MAP AREAno wear, very minor markings, no blemishes
COLLARSno wear or tears, no markings, small library stamp in bottom right collar
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.
BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Pearce 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 1948. 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 vintage sheet is a 1916 edition of the Pearce Arizona USGS topographic map. It is an original 78-year-old 1948 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 Pearce 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 1913 and 1914.

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-> Elfrida, Gleeson, McNeal, and Pearce
* Counties Covered-> Cochise
* Federal Land Units-> Coronado National Forest and Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge
* Rivers and Streams-> Ash Creek, Clifford Wash, Fivemile Creek, Haberstock Wash, Henderson Wash, Leslie Creek, Pridham Creek, Reeves Creek, Rock CreekSlavin Wash, and others

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