Red Rock Washington Royal City Smyrna USGS Topo Map 1911
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Red Rock Washington Royal City Smyrna USGS Topo Map 1911

$28

Printed in its year of first publication, 1911, this canvas-backed USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is in good condition, very lightly handled with publisher folds and minor foxing across a sheet that is now 115 years old. Surveyed in a 1909 field survey and engraved in 1910 under geographer R.B. Marshall, the map takes in a stretch of Grant County in central Washington, with the quad area including Royal City and Smyrna. A canvas-backed sheet from this early date is uncommon, and its 25-foot contours trace the dry, rolling country northeast of Yakima as it was mapped more than a century ago.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLERed Rock
STATEWashington
LOCATIONVicinity of Royal City, 45 miles northeast of Yakima
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1909 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERR.B. Marshall
ENGRAVED1910
EDITION1911
PRINTED1911
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL25 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS13 5/8 x 19 5/8 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS12 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA12 x 17 miles
SHEET CONDITION
For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITIONGood
SHEET NOTESvery lightly handled, publisher folds, sheet displays minor foxing, has original canvas-backing
MAP AREAno wear, no markings
COLLARSno wear or tears, no markings, small inventory stamp on bottom right collar
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

This antique sheet is a 1911 edition of the Red Rock Washington USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 115-year-old United States Geological Survey print in 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 Red Rock 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 1909. 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-> Royal City and Smyrna
* Counties Covered-> Grant
* Federal Land Units-> Hanford Site
* Rivers and Streams-> Frenchman Hills Wasteway, Lower Crab Creek, and Sand Hollow Lake
* Water Bodies-> Frenchman Hills Lake and Sand Lake

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