Reconnaissance Map of the Upper Au Sable Lake.
- Map
- Used
Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
AbeBooks seller since November 21, 2024
Condition: Used
US$ 448.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Very good. Light wear along original folds. Size 15.5 x 20 Inches. A handsome 1879 map of Upper Ausable Lake and environs in the Adirondack region of New York, produced by Verplank Colvin. A Closer Look Focusing on Upper Ausable Lake (formerly spelled Au Sable), some 15 miles southeast of Lake Placid, this map displays geographic features in and around the lake, including surrounding hills and mountains. Human-made structures and impacts, sparse as they are, are also labeled, including trails, landings, and camps. In large part due to the work of Colvin, forest conservation efforts in the Adirondacks increased in the late 19th century, including the creation of the Ausable Club, located further up the Ausable River (East Fork) in St. Huberts on land belonging to the Beede family, the namesake for 'Beede Landing' here. Colvin's Survey of the Adirondacks Verplanck Colvin became the first person to summit Seward Mountain in 1870, and in doing so, was confronted by rampant deforestation in the Adirondacks. Personally shaken by this revelation and concerned about the viability of New York's water supply and the Erie Canal if the deforestation continued, Colvin lobbied the state government for funds to undertake a survey of the Adirondacks. This effort resulted in a detailed report that called for the protection of the Adirondack watershed to preserve the state's water supply. Subsequent reports, such as the Seventh Annual Report in which the present map appeared, provided the first accurate surveys of the vast region. These, in turn, led to the creation of the Forest Preserve and Adirondack Park, a 6.1-million-acre park in upstate New York that encompasses more than 10,000 lakes, 30,000 miles of streams and rivers, and an estimated 200,000 acres of old-growth forests. The Forest refers to all lands owned by the state of New York within the Adirondack, and later Catskill, parks. Publication History and Census This map was drawn by Verplank Colvin and lithographed by Weed Parsons and Co. It appeared as Map No. 2 in the Seventh Annual Report on the Progress of the Topographical Survey of the Adirondack Region of New York, to the Year 1879 . The map is independently cataloged only by the State University of New York Binghamton and the New York State Library. References: OCLC 25137968.…
Seller Inventory # UpperSableLake-colvin-1879
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Reconnaissance Map of the Upper Au Sable Lake.
- Author
- 1879 Colvin Map of Upper Ausable Lake, Adirondack Survey
- Publication year
- 1879
- Seller catalogs
- NEW-YORK-MAPS
Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps was founded in New York, New York, by Kevin James Brown in 1999. We are specialist antiquarians dealing in historic maps from all over the world and in all price ranges. Our enthusiasm, passion, and devotion to scholarship is expressed in our meticulously researched descriptions, among the most detailed and comprehensive available anywhere, for each and every rare map that passes over our desk. This same devotion guides the relationships of honesty and trust we have fostered with our clients, whether through purchasing or selling a rare map, getting an appraisal, or simply calling to discuss antique maps in general. We are happy to assist you no matter whether you are an interior decorator, an institution, an experienced collector, or are just looking for a single antique map. Geographicus is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), the New York Map Society, the Washington Map Society, the IMCOS, and the Society for the History of Discoveries. While primarily an internet-based company, we are happy to meet with clients to show our antique maps by appointment at our New York City location.…
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