San Ardo California Salinas River USGS Topographic Map 1943

San Ardo California Salinas River USGS Topographic Map 1943 - Image 2

San Ardo California Salinas River USGS Topographic Map 1943 - Image 3

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San Ardo California Salinas River USGS Topographic Map 1943

$58

This is a USGS/War Department topographic sheet on the 15-minute series, printed in its year of first publication, 1943, and in excellent condition on thick stock. Its coverage takes in Peachtree Valley and a stretch of the Salinas River in Monterey and San Benito counties, with the town of San Ardo falling within the quad boundaries. Surveyed in 1940 and 1941 under geographer T.F. Murphy, it reflects the interior ranch and farm country of central California as the mapping program stood during the war years, and having been lightly handled and never folded, it lies flat for framing. The reverse carries printed reference material explaining the mapping program and map symbols.

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SKU: 251 Categories: 15 Minute, California

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	San Ardo
STATE	California
LOCATION	75 miles southwest of Fresno
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1940 and 1941 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	T.F. Murphy
EDITION	1943
PRINTED	1943
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	50 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	15 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	14 1/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	14 x 17 miles
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Excellent
SHEET NOTES	lightly handled, never folded
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the San Ardo 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 1943. 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.
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.
CITIES AND TOWNS (CURRENT)	San Ardo
COUNTIES COVERED	Monterey and San Benito
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Lewis Creek, Pancho Rico Creek, Pine Creek, Salinas River, and San Lorenzo Creek
Locations: Mustang Fire Control Station. Administrative Boundaries: San Bernardo and San Lorenzo. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Austin Peak, Banchero Rock, Chalk Peak, Cleveland Rock, Monarch Peak, and Negro Hill. Valleys and Canyons: Antone Canyon, Barrell Canyon, Beeman Canyon, Blair Canyon, Brown Canyon, Bryan Canyon, Casey Gulch, Chavoya Canyon, Coyote Canyon, Dutch Henry Canyon, Garrissere Canyon, Green Valley, Griswold Canyon, Hidalgo Canyon, Hog Canyon, Jim Lawson Gulch, Lawson Canyon, Lowe Canyon, Mooney Canyon, Nattrass Valley, Oat Canyon, Pancho Rico Valley, Peachtree Canyon, Pine Valley, Pitman Canyon, Portugee Canyon, Redhead Canyon, Tickner Canyon, Tom Valley, and Windmill Canyon. Drainages: Cow Creek, Pancho Rico Creek, and Pine Creek. Buildings: San Ardo Branch Monterey County Free Libraries. Basins: Paris Valley. Airports: San Ardo Field. Schools: San Ardo Elementary School. Ridges: Mustang Ridge. Springs: Brinan Spring and Iron Springs.
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 1943 edition of the San Ardo California USGS topographic map. It is an original 83-year-old 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 San Ardo 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 1940 and 1941. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also 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.