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Meyers Hand-Atlas

Geognostiche Karte der Nord-Americanischen Freistaaten, 1853 (date on map). Approx. scale 1”=200miles (1:20,000,000). Hand coloured engraving, 14.5”x17.5” (36.5cmx45cm). Adjacent Canada (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick) also coloured geologically. Considerable topographic and drainage detail; shows Oregon territory, very early as a record. Slight overall browning typical for age. Clean, bright and in very good condition.

£200

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US General Land Office

Map Accompanying Annual Report, 1867. 1”=60miles. Hand coloured, 29”x58”. Cut and mounted on linen to fold between hard book style green cloth covers with gold embossed crest of Land Office. Colouring is mainly administrative showing states and territories, Indian Lands, railways, land office locations and extent of township surveys which makes it historically fascinating. Geologically, coloured dots signal areas of gold, silver, copper, quicksilver, iron, tin, “asphaltum”, coal and oil springs. Minor tears at intersections of folds and wear folds meet margins. Clean and in good condition.

£80

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Hitchcock, Charles H

Gray’s Geological Map of the United States, 1876. 1:5,000,000 scale. Hand coloured engraving, 17.25”x28” (44cmx71.5cm). Central fold with paper fin on back for binding into original atlas. Adjacent Canada (Ontario and Quebec only) also coloured geologically. Clean, bright and in very good condition.

£140

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USGS

Map showing the Geographical Divisions of the USGS, 1880. Scale ca 1:10,000,000. Folded colour print 21”x30”. Brown and olive on black outline. An administrative map emphasizing the new western divisions of the USGS created in 1880. Minor tears at folds along top margin and at two intersections of folds. Mountain ranges depicted by hachures as bead-like chains, in early 19^th century manner. In good condition.

£9

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Hitchcock, CH

Geological Map of the United States and part of Canada, 1886. 1”=130 miles scale. Colour print, 18”x29.25”. Cut and mounted on linen to fold between light card covers. Signature of previous owner – McKenny Hughes. Trimmed to frame, scale bar pasted on reverse, other annotation, legend and title block with in frame in sea areas. Compiled “for the American Institute of Mining Engineers to illustrate the coloration and nomenclature recommended by the International Geological Congress”. Bright, clean and in good condition.

£75

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USGS

McKee, ED et al

Paleotectonic Maps – Triassic System, Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations I-300,1959. Soft-cover atlas, 15”x22”, comprising 33 pp text, single-sided printing, and large fold out maps (30”x42”) at various scales, showing geologic units directly below and directly above the Triassic, nationally, and lithostratigraphy within the Triassic on regional maps. Text on heavy gloss paper, the atlas weighs 3.5lb/1.6k. The cover is scuffed and the corners are bumped; otherwise pages and maps are clean and appear little read. Overall in good condition.

£12

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USGS

Tectonic Features, 1967. Sheet 70 of National Atlas. 1:7,500,000 scale. Colour print, 19”x28”, flat. Bright strong colours. In very good condition.

£5

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USGS

Coal Resources and Distribution, 1974, sheet 6-426 of National Atlas. 1:7,500,000 scale. Colour print, 19”x28”, flat. Bright strong colours. In very good condition.

Free with above

£1

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Alabama

Aquifers in Alabama; Aquifer Recharge Areas, 1998,revision.by Geologic Survey of Alabama, special paper 231. Scale 1”=13miles. Folded colour print. Clean bright excellent graphic. On reverse, a 1:2,000,000 map relating ground water provinces to physiographic Provinces, and a detailed stratigraphic column correlating formations and aquifer. In very good condition

£8

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Alaska

Topographic map of Nome Region, 1900. Plate 17 of USGS Cape Nome and Norton Bay report. Scale 1:250,000. Folded colour print. Minor marginal tear to lower left corner, otherwise in very good condition.

£8

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USGS

California

Geologic Map of California; Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations, Map I – 512, 1966. 1:2,500,000 scale. Colour print, 22”x18”, flat. Bright strong colours. In very good condition.

£5

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California

1855. Geological Map of the country between San Diego and the Colorado River, California. USPRR Explorations and Surveys, War Dept. by WP Blake. 1:608,228 but graphic scale is ca 1”= 25 miles. Date on map. Hand coloured lithograph, 8” x 11”. $40.

£35

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California

Ca 1855. Geological Map of the Tejon Pas and Ca?ada de las Uvas and Vicinity. Including the pass of San Francisquito and Williamsons Pass. USPRR Explorations and Surveys, War Dept. Graphic scale ca 1” = 10 miles. Hand coloured lithograph, 8” x 11”. $40.

£25

California Department of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology

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Colorado

Cripple Creek South Quad, 1951. Scale 1:24,000. Standard USGS topographic map, not Geologic. Folded colour print 27x”22”. Has pencil dip and strike symbols in SW corner. In good condition.

£2

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Connecticut

Preliminary Geological Map of Connecticut, 1956. In Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey, Bulletin 8. Scale 1:253,440. Folded colour print 20.5”x27.5”. Outline boundaries and formation abbreviations in red on grey basemap. On reverse side a detailed description of all formations and full references. The map is in the pocket of Explanatory Text for the Preliminary Geological Map of Connecticut, Bulletin 84, by Rogers,J. Gates, RM, and Rosenfeld, JL, 1959. PB, 64pp. Paper slippage during printing lead to wide or no margins on pp1-3, 58-59 and 62-63, but no loss of text. Otherwise in good condition. References go right back to Silliman, Hitchcock and Dana.

£8

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USGS

Dakotas, Minnesota

Geologic Map of the Vicinity of the Outlet of Glacial Lake Agassiz, North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota, 1932. Pl. 6 of USGS professional paper 161. Scale 1:62,500. Folded colour print 38”x29.5”. Narrow Lake Traverse occupies the outlet and together with the Bois de Sioux River marks the boundary between Minnesota and the Dakotas. Clean, bright and in very good condition. Reduced to £3 if purchased with maps of North and South Minnesota.

£5

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USGS

Delaware

Map of Gabbros Area in Delaware in “The Gabbros and Associated Rocks in Delaware” by FD Chester in Bulletin No. 59 of the USGS, 1890. Scale 1”=3miles. Colour print, 9”x11.5”, folding out from 45 pp report. Colours are 5 shades of brown on black base map. In good condition.

£8

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USGS

Idaho

Topographic Map of the Coeur d’Alene District, Idaho, 1901. Pl. 1 of USGS prof.paper 62. Scale 1:62,500, contour interval 50 feet. Folded colour print 21”x26”. Includes narrow strip of Montana, extends from Bitteroot Mountains in east to Jack Ass Prairie in the west and from St.Joe Mountains in the south to Eagle in the north. Minor tears on folds and minor curling of north margin, not affecting map. Otherwise in very good condition. Reduced to £3 if bought with geologic map of same area

£6

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USGS

Idaho

Geologic Map and Sections of the Coeur d’Alene District, Idaho, 1907. Datum 1907, topo survey 1901, geology 1904. Pl. 2 of USGS prof. paper 62. Scale 1:62,500, contour interval 50 feet. Folded colour print 21”x26”. Minor tear on central fold intersection. Otherwise in fine condition. A clean, bright beautiful map.

£18

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Geol Survey of Illinois

Missouri-Illinois, Saint Louis Quadrangle, 1909. 1:62,500. Colour print, 21”x31.5”. Folded map in pocket of Physiography of the St.Louis Area by NM Fenneman, Bulletin 12 of Illinois State Geological Survey, Urbana. 83pp. includes numerous photographs. Occasional light discrete library stamps, not affecting text. Map is in very fine condition apart from being folded. Text in original red cloth covered boards in very good condition. Not much used.

£35

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Indiana

Geologic Map of the Indianapolis 1°x2° Quadrangle, Indiana and Illinois, Showing Bedrock and Unconsolidated Deposits, 1961, by Weir, CE and Gray, HH for the Indiana Dept of Conservation with Cooperation of the Illinois State Geological Survey. Scale 1:250,000. Folded colour print, 29”x41.5”. The map also covers Terre Haute and Bloomington. The area is totally covered by drift represented by colour while the underlying bedrock is indicated by patterns. The northeast corner, which is folded to face outwards, is slightly age toned. Otherwise the map is clean, bright and in good condition.

£5

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USGS

Kansas

Geologic Map of Southwest Kansas in “A geological Reconnaisance in Southwestern Kansas” by Robert Hay in Bulletin No.57 of the USGS, 1890. Scale 1”=24miles. Colour print, 9”x15”, folding out from 48pp report which also includes uncoloured folding out horizontal sections and 20 figures within the text. In good condition.

£10

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Geol Survey of Missouri

Geological maps of Moniteau, Cooper and Marion Counties, 1855. (3 maps) 12”x9.5” and Saint Louis County, 14.5”x12” in First and Second Reports of the Geological Survey of Missouri. Published and bound in one volume. 452pp. The 3 maps are hand coloured folded double pages and the larger map is folding out. Also, 14 engraved plates of landscapes, riverscapes and numerous smaller wood cuts of sections and mine plans. The maps are in very good condition. The text has minor damp stains and very occasional traces of book worm in the bottom margin not into text and long dead. Original black cloth cover boards, corners and top and bottom of spine bumped, hinges worn outside and strengthened inside with new white end papers. The binding is tight and sound. In good condition.

£55

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USGS

Minnesota

Map of the Northern Part of Minnesota Showing Surficial Deposits, 1932. Base map 1911. Pl. 2 of USGS professional paper 161. Scale 1: 500,000. Contour interval 100 feet. Folded colour print 29.5”x40”. Areas outside of state are blank. Almost entirely Quaternary but area along border with Canada is undifferentiated Precambrian. Bright, clean and in very good condition. Sold as pair with Northern Minnesota sheet.

£16 pair

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USGS

Minnesota

Map of the Southern Part of Minnesota Showing Surficial Deposits, 1932. Base map 1911. Pl. 2 of USGS professional paper 161. Scale 1: 500,000. Contour interval 100 feet. Folded colour print 29.5”x40”. Areas outside of state are blank. Bright, clean and in very good condition. Sold as pair with Southern Minnesota sheet.

£16 pair

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Geol.Soc.

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Montana

Map and Sections of the Quad Creek Area, Montana, 1957. Scale 1:6000. Plate 5 from Bull. Geol.Soc.Am. v.68. Folded, colour print, 41”x34”. Covers a small area of complex Precambrian banded metamorphic over highway US12 snakes in dramatic hairpin turns. Map in great detail making fine distinctions in lithology. This reader can imagine an immensely enjoyable walk along the highway inspecting the cuttings and the scenery.

£8

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USGS

New Jersey

SOLD 1209

Geological Map of part of Northern New Jersey and adjacent portions of New York and Pennsylvania in “The relations of the Traps of the Newark System in the New Jersey Region” by NH Darton in Bulletin 67 of the USGS, 1890. Scale 1”=8.5miles. Colour print, 10.5”x10.5”, folding out from 80 pp report, which also includes 6 uncoloured plates and 49 smaller figures within text. Map covers New York City. Also bound in with Bull. 68, a list of Earthquakes in California for the preceding year, 24pp. In good condition.

£12

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New Mexico

Geologic Map of the Philmont Ranch Region, 1964, from USGS professional paper 505. Plate 3. Scale 1:48,000. Folded colour print, 37.5”x30”. Clean bright and in very good condition. Part of set of 6 folded plates in plastic sleeve : pl.1 Philmont Landscape-a Birdseye View (block diagram), 17”x31”; pl.2 The Parade of Philmont Rocks, a B&W stratigraphic column; pl.4 The Geology of Philmont – A Birdseye View (block diagram), 17”x31”; pl.5 Geologic Sections of the Philmont Ranch Region (1:48,000) 14”x30”; and pl.6 Geologic Structure of Philmont (block diagram sections). A splendid set of hight quality colour graphics integrating plans sections and block diagrams to a very high cartographic standard. In very good to fine condition.

£25

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Hitchock, Charles H

New York

Asher and Adams New Topographical Atlas and Gazetteer of New York; Geological Map, 1870. Scale not shown, approx. 1:850,000. Hand coloured engraving, 17.5”x23.5” (45cmx61cm). Central fold with paper fin on back for binding into original atlas. Adjacent states and provinces uncoloured but with drainage detail. Minor marginal tears and corner loss outside of map border, Tear at top of centre-fold and two pale brown water stains on legend. Otherwise, clean, bright and in good condition.

£75

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USGS

New York

Geologic Atlas of the US: Niagara Folio, New York, 1913. Large paper back folio, 21.75”x 18.5” comprising 24pp of text with figures, 3 maps on the Niagara Quadrangle, 1:125,000 scale and at the folio’s dimensions: Topographic; Areal Geology (solid); Superficial Geology; a 4^th fold out Areal Geology at 1:12,000, 49”x21.75” (see image) ; and 3pp of photographs of the Falls, the Gorge and various quarry exposures. On the inside of the front and back covers there is a general introduction to geology and the folio series. The covers and text pages are browned with age. There are marked water stains to the right margin of the front cover and the first five text pages (not affecting text) and slight watermarks to the remaining text and first three maps, again right margin only and not affecting text or drawings. This folio text is in fair to good condition, the maps are in good to very good condition. The photographs are in very good condition. Weighs 2lbs / 900gm in fat mailing tube.

£75

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New York

Landforms and Bedrock Geology of New York State, 1969. By University of the State of New York and New York State Museum and Science Service. Scale not given, approx. 1:1,200,000. Folded colour print, brightly coloured over figurative landforms in the style of Lobek. Slight wear at fold intersections. Otherwise, in good condition.

£6

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USGS

Oregon

Geologic Map of Oregon; Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations, Map I – 595, 1969. 1:2,000,000 scale. Colour print, 14”x26”, flat. Bright strong colours. In very good condition.

£5

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USGS

Pennsylvania

Map Showing the General Distribution of the Upper and Middle Carboniferous Formations in the Bituminous Coal Regions of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio in “Stratigraphy of the Bituminous Coal Field of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia” in Bulletin 65 of the USGS, 1891(in 1890 annual report). Map dated 1888, scale 1”=16miles. Colour print, 24”x25.5”, folding out from 212 pp report which includes 2 uncoloured fold out sections and 8 photographic plates of landscapes and mines and 152 small sections within the text. Main map colours are 6 bold patterns of light and dark blue on black base map. In good condition.

£12

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USGS

Texas

Map of the Woodbine (formation) Artesian Reservoirs of the Black and Grand Prairies of Texas, 1900. By Robert Hall, Plate 71 of USGS 21^st annual report. Scale 1”=10miles. Folded colour print 22.5”x17.5”. Very well balanced cartographic design incorporating grey, brown, and green over standard topographic base map without ever losing legibility of type, drainage or contours. Centred on Dallas, Waco is near south edge, Fort Worth near the west. The north tenth of the map in the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations. In very good to fine condition.

£8

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USGS

Texas

Map of the Paluxy (formation) Artesian Reservoirs of the Black and Grand Prairies of Texas, 1900. By Robert Hall, Plate 70 of USGS 21^st annual report. Scale 1”=10miles. Folded colour print 32”x30”. Very well balanced cartographic design incorporating grey, brown, and green over standard topographic base map without ever losing legibility of type, drainage or contours. Centred on Dallas, Waco is near south edge. Extends further west than plate 71 to Palo Alto and in the SW to Comanche. The north tenth of the map in the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations. In very good to fine condition.

£8

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USGS

Texas

Map of the Trinity (formation) Artesian Reservoirs of the Black and Grand Prairies of Texas, 1900. By Robert Hall, Plate 71 of USGS 21^st annual report. Scale 1”=10miles. Folded colour print 36”x32”. Very well balanced cartographic design incorporating grey, brown, and green over standard topographic base map without ever losing legibility of type, drainage or contours. Centred on Dallas, extends further south than plates 70 and 71 to include Austin, extends west to Palo Alto. The north tenth of the map in the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations. In very good to fine condition.

£8

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USGS

Texas

Map of the Black and Grand Prairies of Texas, 1899 By Robert Hall, Plate 15 of USGS 21^st annual report. Scale 1”=10miles. Folded colour print 32”x30”. Standard topographic map. In fine condition.

£8

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USGS

Texas

Location and Depth of the Artesian Wells of the Black and Grand Prairies of Texas, 1898 By Robert Hall, Plate 19 of USGS 21^st annual report. Scale 1”=10miles. Folded colour print 32”x30”. Standard topographic map with wells marked by red symbols indicating source aquifer and depth of well. In fine condition.

£8

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USGS

Washington

Geologic Map of Washington (state); Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations, Map I – 583, 1969. 1:2,000,000 scale Colour print, 11.5”x20”, flat. Bright strong colours. In very good condition.

£5

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Geol Soc Am

Wyoming, Montana

Geologic Map of the Beartooth Mountains, Montana, Wyoming, plate 1 of the Geological Society of America Bulletin, vol. 73, 1959. Scale 1:126,720. Folded colour print 36”x50”. Covers area north and northeast of Yellowstone Park. Slight tears at 3 of 18 fold intersections and slight creasing from fold intersections as often happens with large sheets and impatient folders. Bright and clean apart from dusty area on reverse which formed outside of fold. Shows drainage and the few town centres but otherwise absence of contours and roads reduces navigation potential. In very good condition.

£6