Troy New York Albany Watervliet USGS Topo Map 1907 Antique

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Troy New York Albany Watervliet USGS Topo Map 1907 Antique

$95

First published in 1898, this Troy sheet was printed in 1907 on thick stock and is in excellent condition, very lightly handled and never folded, with a flawless map area. The 15-minute quad takes in the area east of the Hudson River, with Troy, Albany, and Watervliet within its boundaries along with Rensselaer, East Greenbush, Menands, and West Sand Lake. Surveyed in 1891 under geographer Henry Gannett, it captures the region before the modern highway system, showing the historic travel routes, rail lines, and structures of the day; the reverse carries printed reference material, and this example comes from an uncommonly well-preserved collection.

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SKU: 146 Categories: 15 Minute, New York

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Troy
STATE	New York
LOCATION	65 miles northwest of Springfield, MA
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1891 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	Henry Gannett
EDITION	1898
PRINTED	1907
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	12 7/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	13 x 17 miles
SOURCE	From an uncommonly well-preserved collection
MAP NOTES	A fascinating historical snapshot of the area east of the Hudson River from Troy to Nassau, surveyed before the modern highway system, showing historic travel routes, rail lines, and structures.
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Excellent
SHEET NOTES	very lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no 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 Troy 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 1907. 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)	Albany, Averill Park, Castleton-on-Hudson, East Greenbush, East Nassau, Green Island, Hampton Manor, Latham, Menands, Nassau, Poestenkill, Rensselaer, Troy, Watervliet, West Sand Lake, and Wynantskill
COUNTIES COVERED	Albany and Rensselaer
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Bonesteel Creek, Horse Heaven Brook, Hudson River, Huff Brook, Kinderhook Creek, Mill Creek, Moordener Kill, Newfoundland Creek, North Branch Moordener Kill, Poesten Kill, Quacken Kill, Schodack Creek, Sweet Milk Creek, Tackawasick Creek, Valatie Kill, and Wynants Kill
WATER BODIES	Bonesteel Pond, Davitt Pond, Moules Lake, Pikes Pond, Vosburg Pond, and Wright Lake
Locations: Camp Scully, East Greenbush Station, Interchange Nine, Interchange Seven, Jacks Corners, Methodist Farm, Pine Bowl Speedway, Shivers Corners, Totem Lodge, and Van Hoesen Station. Administrative Boundaries: Town of Brunswick, Town of East Greenbush, Town of Green Island, Town of Nassau, Town of North Greenbush, Town of Poestenkill, City of Rensselaer, Town of Sand Lake, Town of Schodack, City of Troy, and City of Watervliet. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Bailey Mountain, Bare Top Mountain, Curtis Mountain, Grandview Hill, Hallenbeck Hill, Mashodack Hill, Olcott Hill, Pikes Hill, Rysedorph Hill, Smauder Hill, Snake Hill, Teller Hill, and Vandenburgh Hill. Parks: Prospect Park. Drainages: Alder Brook, Black Brook, Bonesteel Creek, Horse Heaven Brook, Mill Creek, Newfoundland Creek, North Branch Moordener Kill, Poesten Kill, Quacken Kill, Sweet Milk Creek, Tackawasick Creek, Vierda Kill, and Wynants Kill. Islands: Adams Island, Breaker Island, Lower Patroon Island, Patroon Island, Pixtaway Island, Starbuck Island, and Stomy Island. Churches: Grace Church, Jermain Memorial, and Saint Marys Church. Hospitals: Marshall Hospital, Pawling Sanitorium, Saint Marys Hospital, and Samaritan Hospital. Lakes and Ponds: Burden Lake, Bernie Pond, Cleveland Pond, Coopers Pond, Crooked Lake, Crystal Lake, Davitt Pond, Glass Lake, Ida Lake, Links Pond, Littles Lake, Lyons Pond, Moules Lake, Mud Lake, Mud Pond, Nassau Lake, Pikes Pond, Racquet Lake, Rendert Pond, Smith Pond, Snyders Lake, Tackawasick Lake, and Vosburg Pond. Buildings: Saint Colman Home. Bluffs: Crystal Cliff. Channels: Little River. Airports: Alexander Farm Airport, Rensselaer County Airport, Snyders Lake Seaplane Base, and Troy Armory Heliport. Swamps: Pine Swamp. Schools: Bonesteel School, Draper School, East Greenbush Central School, Emma Willard College, Goodrich School, Griswold High School, Immaculate Conception Monastery, Lady of Victory School, North Greenbush School, Red Mill School, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Saint Anthony Seminary, Saint Bridget School, Saint Joseph School, Saint Jude School, Saint Patrick School, Saint Paul School, School Number 1, School Number 12, School Number 18, and School Number 2. Reservoirs and Tanks: Burdens Pond, Bradley Lake, Menands Reservoir, Smarts Pond, and Wright Lake. Towers: WHRL-FM (Albany), WMVI-AM (Clifton Knolls), WQBK-AM (Rensselaer), WQBK-FM (Rensselaer), and WRPI-FM (Troy).
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 antique sheet is an 1898 edition of the Troy New York USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 119-year-old 1907 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 Troy 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 1891. 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.