Description: Geologic Atlas of the United States Raleigh, West Virginia Folio No. 77 by Marius R. Campbell, United States Geological Survey; Charles D. Walcott, Director. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1902 First edition. Folio, library edition. 8 pp. plus 4 color lithograph maps (topographic, historical geology, economic geology and structure sections), 1 sheet of columnar sections and 2 sheets of coal sections. 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. An early atlas of this mineral-rich southern West Virginia area focusing on coal resources and containing the central portion of what is today known as the New River Gorge National Park extending from Grandview on the south to Oak Hill and Thurmond on the north. The city of Beckley is yet to emerge from the coal town of Raleigh represented here only by reference to the Beckley Post Office. 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 and a few stray smudges and spots. The folio number ”77” is written in pencil at the lower left corner. There are a few small spots of loss to the binding strip cloth. Interior text and map sheets are clean and unmarked but with some faint shallow creasing and rippling at the top and bottom. Overall, condition is very good. Content: The Raleigh Quadrangle covers parts of Fayette, Wyoming, Mercer, Summers, Boone, and Kanawha counties in West Virginia. 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 944 square mile area. Some of the named places shown in the map include: Towns: Raleigh, Thurmond, Oak Hill, Grandview, Marshes, Hampton, Redstar, Dunloup, Royal, Coalgate, Quinnimont and many smaller localities, plus many individual homes and farms. Water bodies: New River, Guyandot River, Bluestone River, Dunloup Creek, Clear Fork and many smaller creeks and streams throughout the quadrangle. Railroads: Chesapeake and Ohio. The geologic map is attractively colored with numerous colors, patterns, shadings, tints, and/or hues used to illustrate the local geologic formations. The economic geology map shows the location of various coal beds plus mine locations and coal prospects, etc. 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: 40 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: Geological Map
Printing Technique: Lithography
Format: Atlas
US State: West Virginia
Year: 1902
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Country/Region: United States of America
