Winfield West Virginia Bancroft Southside USGS Topo Map 1908
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Winfield West Virginia Bancroft Southside USGS Topo Map 1908

$48

Printed in its year of first publication, 1908, this antique USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is in good condition, never folded and printed on thick stock with attractively age-toned paper. The quad sits about 25 miles northwest of Charleston along the Kanawha River, taking in Winfield, Eleanor, and Buffalo and spilling across Putnam, Kanawha, Mason, and Jackson counties. Surveyed in 1906 by H.M. Wilson and engraved in 1908, it predates the modern highway system and records the wagon roads, rail lines, and placenames of the era, and the reverse carries printed reference material on reading the map. A few tears have been carefully repaired on the back with archival tape, and there is a pencilled notation and small inventory stamp in the collar.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLEWinfield
STATEWest Virginia
LOCATION25 miles northwest of Charleston
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1906 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHERH.M. Wilson
ENGRAVED1908
EDITION1908
PRINTED1908
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL50 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS13 5/8 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 CONDITIONGood
SHEET NOTESmoderately handled, never folded, attractively age-toned paper
MAP AREAminor wear, no markings, very minor blemishes
COLLARSminor blemishes, a few tears have been carefully repaired on backside of sheet using archival tape, pencilled notation in upper right collar corner, small inventory stamp in bottom right collar
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.
BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Winfield 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 1908. 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 a 1908 edition of the Winfield West Virginia USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 118-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 Winfield 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 1906. 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-> Bancroft, Buffalo, Eleanor, Leon, Plymouth, Robertsburg, and Winfield
* Counties Covered-> Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, and Putnam
* Rivers and Streams-> Arbuckle Creek, Bailey Branch, Baker Branch, Bee Run, Beech Fork, Beechlick Run, Bigger Branch, Bill King Branch, Buffalo BranchBuffalo Creek, and others

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