Ridgeway New York Lyndonville USGS Topo Map 1912 Antique
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Ridgeway New York Lyndonville USGS Topo Map 1912 Antique

$85

This USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is an 1897 edition printed in 1912, an antique sheet in very good condition that was never folded and remains smooth and flat on thick stock. It takes in a stretch of Niagara and Orleans counties along the Lake Ontario shore, including Lyndonville and the surrounding country about 40 miles northeast of Buffalo. Surveyed in 1896 and engraved the following year under geographer H.M. Wilson, it records the overland travel routes, rail lines, early placenames, and structures known at the time, well before the modern highway system reached this part of New York. The reverse carries printed reference material, and the sheet comes from an uncommonly well-preserved collection.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLERidgeway
STATENew York
LOCATIONVicinity of Lyndonville, 40 miles northeast of Buffalo
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1896 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERH.M. Wilson
ENGRAVED1897
EDITION1897
PRINTED1912
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS12 3/4 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 CONDITIONVery Good
SHEET NOTESvery lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat
MAP AREAno wear, no markings, two minor blemishes in the Lake Ontario portion of map
COLLARSno wear or tears, no markings, very minor 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 Ridgeway 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 1912. 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 1897 edition of the Ridgeway New York USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 114-year-old 1912 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 Ridgeway 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 1896. 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-> Lyndonville
* Counties Covered-> Niagara and Orleans
* Rivers and Streams-> Jeddo Creek, Johnson Creek, Oak Orchard Creek, and Otter Creek
* Water Bodies-> Lake Ontario and Waterport Pond

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