Point Sal California USGS 7.5-Min Topo Map 1948 Vintage

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Point Sal California USGS 7.5-Min Topo Map 1948 Vintage

$34

This Army Map Service topographic sheet is a 1947 edition of the Point Sal quad, printed in 1948 on thick stock and in very good condition, lightly handled and never folded with a flawless map area. It covers a stretch of the central California coast about 14 miles west of Santa Maria, taking in Point Sal itself along a section of shoreline that straddles the San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara county line and touches part of the California Coastal National Monument. The sheet records ocean depths and bottom descriptions offshore, a detail typical of a wartime-era Army Map Service coastal survey and one that sets it apart from an ordinary land topo. Having never been folded, the sheet would take well to framing.

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SKU: 649 Categories: 7.5 Minute, California

Details
Description

MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Point Sal
STATE	California
LOCATION	14 miles west of Santa Maria
SERIES	7.5-minute
SURVEYED	1942 through 1947 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION	1947
PRINTED	1948
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock, includes woodland tint (green to indicate vegetated areas)
SCALE	1:24000
CONTOUR INTERVAL	50 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	22 x 29 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	18 5/8 x 22 3/4 inches
COVERAGE AREA	7 x 9 miles
MAP NOTES	Includes ocean depths and bottom descriptions.
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	lightly handled, never folded
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no markings, very minor blemishes, minor edge handling, no edge tears

MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

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.
COUNTIES COVERED	San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	California Coastal National Monument and Vandenberg Air Force Base
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Pacific Ocean and Santa Maria River
Areas: Mussel Rock Dunes. Valleys and Canyons: Santa Maria Valley. Parks: Point Sal Beach State Park. Drainages: Santa Maria River. Islands: Lion Rock and Seal Rock. Capes: Mussel Point, Mussel Rock, and Point Sal. Ridges: Point Sal Ridge. Oilfields: Guadalupe Oil Field.
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 vintage sheet is a 1947 edition of the Point Sal California AMS topographic map. It is an original 78-year-old 1948 Army Map Service 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 Point Sal 7.5-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, paths, 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 1942 through 1947. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also shown.

A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
This map is from the 7.5-minute series, the most detailed series that is widely available from the AMS. The 1947 Point Sal map is a valuable historical record for the area. It contains some placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent maps.