Description: Geologic Atlas of the United States Tahlequah, Indian Territory – Arkansas Folio No. 122 by Joseph A. Taff, United States Geological Survey; Charles D. Walcott, Director. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1905 First edition. Folio, library edition. 7 pp. plus 3 color lithograph maps (topographic, areal geology and structure sections) and columnar sections sheet. In original tan heavy paper wraps with original black binding strip. Size: 18.5 x 21.75 inches. Map scale: 1 to 125,000. An early atlas of this area located predominantly in the Cherokee Nation of eastern Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) between the Winslow and Muscogee folios. 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 are lightly soiled with chipped and torn edges, toning bands running along the top and bottom edges, and small areas of spotting. A band of paper adhesion from another source affects the rear side of the binding strip. The top and bottom edges of all sheets have a narrow band of faint dampstaining which do not intrude into the text or map images. Interior text and map sheets are otherwise clean and unmarked. Condition is good. Content: The Tahlequah Quadrangle covers a portion of the Cherokee Nation including the capitol town of Tahlequah. A very small sliver of Washington county, Arkansas, is also present in the quadrangle. 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 969 square mile area. Some of the named places shown in the map include: Towns: Tahlequah, Stilwell, Cookson, Park Hill, Barren, Westville, Flint, Proctor, etc. Street grids are shown for the denser, more developed cities and towns with some individual homes and buildings shown in less populated areas. Water bodies: Illinois River, Barren Fork, Sallisaw Creek, and many smaller streams, ponds and creeks. Railroads: St Louis and San Francisco; Kansas City Southern. Other features: Elm Springs Mission, Female Seminary, Cherokee Insane Asylum. The geologic map is attractively colored with various colors, patterns, shadings, tints, and/or hues used to illustrate the local geologic formations. 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.
Price: 35 USD
Location: Denver, Colorado
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Date Range: 1900-1909
Type: Topographical Map
Printing Technique: Lithography
Format: Atlas
US State: Oklahoma
Year: 1905
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Country/Region: United States of America
