Quakertown Pennsylvania Lansdale Perkasie USGS Topo Map 1911
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Quakertown Pennsylvania Lansdale Perkasie USGS Topo Map 1911

$125

This USGS Reconnaissance Topo Map is an 1894 edition printed in 1911, an antique sheet in excellent condition that was never folded and remains smooth and flat, on thick stock. Part of the 15-minute series at 1:62,500, it takes in a stretch of southeastern Pennsylvania about 15 miles south of Allentown, with Quakertown, Perkasie, Souderton, Harleysville, Lansdale, and Kulpsville falling within the quad boundaries across Bucks, Lehigh, and Montgomery counties. Surveyed in 1894 under geographer Henry Gannett, it predates the modern highway system and the Green Lane Reservoir, recording the overland travel routes, rail lines, and early placenames of the era. The reverse carries printed reference material, and this sheet comes from an uncommonly well-preserved collection.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEQuakertown
STATEPennsylvania
LOCATION15 miles south of Allentown
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1894 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERHenry Gannett
EDITION1894
PRINTED1911
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS13 3/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA13 x 17 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
MAP AREAflawless map area
COLLARSno 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 Quakertown 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 1911. 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 1894 edition of the Quakertown Pennsylvania USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 115-year-old 1911 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 Quakertown 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 1894. 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.

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-> East Greenville, Green Lane, Harleysville, Hatfield, Kulpsville, Lansdale, Montgomeryville, Pennsburg, PerkasieQuakertown, and others
* Counties Covered-> Bucks, Lehigh, and Montgomery
* Rivers and Streams-> Beaver Run, Butter Creek, Cooks Creek, Deep Creek, Dimple Creek, East Branch Perkiomen Creek, Goshenhoppen Creek, Hazelbach Creek, Hosensack CreekIndian Creek, and others
* Water Bodies-> Green Lane Reservoir, Knight Lake, Lake Delmont, Lake Nockamixon, and Maple Run Reservoir

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