Quarryville Pennsylvania Oxford USGS Topographic Map 1944
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Quarryville Pennsylvania Oxford USGS Topographic Map 1944

$59

First published in 1912, this sheet was printed in 1944 and survives in very good condition on thick stock, never folded and only lightly handled. The quad covers a stretch of southern Pennsylvania across Lancaster and Chester counties, taking in Quarryville, Strasburg, Willow Street, Gap, and Oxford, with the field survey behind it dating to 1910 under geographer R.B. Marshall. This is farm country in the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch region, and the flawless map area and never-folded sheet make it a clean example, carrying only a library stamp in the collar and edge protectors along the borders.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEQuarryville
STATEPennsylvania
LOCATIONVicinity of Willow Street, 50 miles west of Philadelphia
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1910 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERR.B. Marshall
EDITION1912
PRINTED1944
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS17 x 21 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS13 3/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA13 x 17 miles
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, never folded
MAP AREAflawless map area
COLLARSno markings, no blemishes, edge protectors applied, no edge tears, library stamp in center right collar
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

This vintage sheet is a 1912 edition of the Quarryville Pennsylvania USGS topographic map. It is an original 82-year-old 1944 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 Quarryville 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 1910. 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-> Christiana, Gap, Oxford, Paradise, Quarryville, Strasburg, and Willow Street
* Counties Covered-> Chester and Lancaster
* Rivers and Streams-> Annan Run, Ball Run, Bells Run, Big Beaver Creek, Big Spring Run, Black Run, Blackburn Run, Calamus Run, Conowingo CreekCoopers Run, and others
* Water Bodies-> Conowingo Reservoir, Lake Aldred, and Octoraro Lake

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