1898 USGS Geologic Atlas London Kentucky Folio Livingston Pittsburg Conway Coal

Description: Geologic Atlas of the United States London, Kentucky Folio No. 47 by Marius R. Campbell, United States Geological Survey; Charles D. Walcott, Director. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1898 First edition. Folio, library edition. 3 pp. plus 4 color lithograph maps (topographic, historical geology, economic geology and structure sections) and columnar sections sheet. 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 south-central part of Kentucky located just south of Richmond. 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 a couple of soil spots and folio number “47” written in pencil at the lower left corner but are otherwise clean and fresh looking. Interior text and map sheets are clean and unmarked. Overall, condition is very good. Content: The London Quadrangle covers a 950 square mile area including parts of Pulaski, Laurel, Rockcastle, Jackson, Lincoln, and Garrard counties in Kentucky. The topo sheet shows the surface physical (hills, rivers, lakes, etc.) and cultural features (buildings, ranches, farms, roads, railroads, towns, localities, ferries, etc.) then present in the quadrangle. Some of the named places shown in the map include: Towns: London, Pittsburg, Altamont, Livingston, Conway, Broadhead, Gum Sulphur, Walnutgrove, Lily, Greenmount, Mt. Vernon, and other small localities and individual buildings. Railroads: Louisville and Nashville. The geologic map is attractively colored with multiple colors, patterns, shadings, tints, and/or hues used to illustrate the local geologic formations with emphasis on coal resources. 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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