1904 USGS Geologic Atlas Patoka Indiana Ill Folio Mt Olive Princeton New Harmony

Description: Geologic Atlas of the United States Patoka, Indiana – Illinois Folio No. 105 by Myron L. Fuller and Frederick G. Clapp, United States Geological Survey; Charles D. Walcott, Director. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1904. First edition. Folio, library edition. 12 pp. plus 2 color lithograph maps (topographic and areal geology), 1 sheet of columnar sections and 1 sheet of photographic illustrations. In original tan heavy paper wraps with original black cloth binding strip. Size: 18.5 x 21.75 inches. Map scale: 1 to 125,000. Old folio topographic and geologic maps form an important historical record of the physical and cultural features of the country as they existed and were named (and, in the case of geology, interpreted) over 100 years ago. These maps with accompanying explanatory text are among the earliest of the area surveyed by the USGS and often show a simpler, less well developed and sometimes surprising landscape than is familiar today. These old folios are long out of print and can make wonderful research or conversation pieces. Given the relative rarity of separately published early USGS topographic and geologic maps in the marketplace, the folio series generally offers the best source of maps available to the public for those fortunate enough to have a connection with the surveyed areas. Condition: Complete. Wrappers have some light soiling, smudging and the number “105” has been written in pencil at the lower left corner. Top edge is lightly crushed. The interior text and map sheets are clean. Overall, condition is very good. Content: The Patoka Quadrangle covers portions of Vanderburg, Posey, Gibson and Knox counties in Indiana, and Wabash, Edwards and White counties in Illinois. The topo sheet shows the surface physical (hills, rivers, lakes, etc.) and cultural features (buildings, ranches, farms, roads, railroads, towns, localities, ferries, etc.) within about a 938 square mile area. Some of the named places shown in the map include: Towns: Princeton, Mount Carmel, Owensville, Keensburg, New Harmony, Grayville, Inglefield, Hazelton, Browns, Ft. Branch, Port Gibson, etc. (many smaller localities than this). Street grids are shown for the denser, more developed cities and towns with many individual homes and buildings shown in less populated areas. Water bodies: Wabash Rover, White River, Patoka River and many smaller waterways throughout the quadrangle. Railroads: Evansville and Terra Haute; Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis; Illinois Central; and Southern. The Areal geologic map is attractively colored with numerous colors, patterns, shadings, tints, and/or hues used to illustrate the local geologic formations. The map also depicts the location of coal beds and mines. In 1894, the USGS implemented a plan to prepare a geologic map of the US in the form of over 3,000 quadrangle atlas sheets issued individually in folio size. The essential parts of each folio were a description of the region surveyed, a topographic map, and an areal geologic map. Additional geologic map sheets and illustrations would be included as determined by the important economic and/or scenic characteristics found in the area. Of the over 3,000 folios planned, only 227 were ever issued before the series was discontinued in 1945. The majority of folios, such as the one offered for sale here, were issued in a library edition containing never-folded, single-sided maps printed on heavy paper with a highly calendared (glossy) surface. This surface was specifically chosen to give the best effects to the patterns and colors. These characteristics make the library edition the preferred choice for collectors and print sellers. Never-folded (and later folded) field editions were also issued but as a portfolio without calendared map surfaces. Shipping: For reasons of size and fragility, your atlas will be shipped flat sandwiched between multiple sheets of new cardboard pads for best protection.

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