{"product_id":"old-map-of-hammondsport-new-york-by-usgs-1903-keuka-lake-bath-finger-lakes","title":"Old Map of Hammondsport, New York by USGS, 1903 – Keuka Lake, Bath \u0026 Finger Lakes","description":"\u003cp\u003eTitled “Hammondsport,” this US Geological Survey topographical map presents the celebrated Keuka Lake country of western New York with the clarity and authority for which the USGS became renowned. The map is dated 1903 and carries a 1951 imprint, placing early twentieth-century survey work within a later publication history. At a scale of 1:62,500, it captures Hammondsport and its surrounding uplands in impressive geographic detail, from lakeshore settlements to rural roads, wooded slopes, and river valleys. The sheet belongs to an era when scientific mapping was transforming how Americans understood terrain, resources, settlement, and travel. Here, the Finger Lakes landscape appears not merely as scenery, but as a measured and legible world of contours, waterways, communities, and cultivated hillsides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe US Geological Survey, founded in 1879, was created to bring systematic scientific order to the mapping of the United States, and this map reflects that mission beautifully. Unlike more decorative nineteenth-century maps, USGS quadrangles were designed for precision: useful to engineers, travelers, planners, farmers, geologists, and local authorities alike. Yet their disciplined cartography has an aesthetic power of its own. The carefully drawn contour lines, crisp lettering, and balanced color work give the map a quiet elegance, while also revealing the structure of the land. In the Hammondsport region, where steep hills rise from deep lake basins and streams cut through agricultural valleys, the USGS method is especially effective, turning complex terrain into an intelligible and visually compelling composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeuka Lake is the natural centerpiece of the map, its waters anchoring a landscape long prized for fishing, summer travel, and lakeside settlement. Hammondsport, situated at the lake’s southern end, became one of the region’s most evocative communities, associated with boating, tourism, and the broader cultural romance of the Finger Lakes. Around it, the map identifies towns and districts including Bath, Campbell, Tyrone, Barrington, and Pulteney, each set within a network of roads, trails, valleys, and ridgelines. The Canisteo River and its tributary country add another geographic rhythm to the sheet, contrasting the enclosed lake basin with the wider drainage systems that shaped movement, farming, and settlement across Steuben and neighboring counties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map’s cartographic style is particularly striking for its combination of contour lines and subtle color shading, which together create an almost three-dimensional reading of the terrain. The Finger Lakes region was formed by deep glacial action, and the topography around Keuka Lake shows this inheritance in steep slopes, narrow valleys, and elevated ridges. On the map, close contour intervals signal abrupt ascents from lakeshore and streambed to hilltop, while broader spacing suggests gentler agricultural ground. The earthy palette enhances this interpretation, giving the land a rugged, tactile presence. For collectors and historians alike, the sheet offers a richly layered view of a region where geology, settlement, and rural industry are inseparable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorically, this map captures a landscape in transition. By the early twentieth century, the Hammondsport and Keuka Lake area was already known for agriculture and recreation, and the Finger Lakes’ viticultural identity was beginning to take lasting shape. The slopes and microclimates around the lakes would become increasingly associated with vineyards and wine production, while improved roads and tourism transformed once-remote lakeside communities into seasonal destinations. The map preserves the older framework of rural roads, small settlements, river corridors, and working countryside before later development altered the region’s appearance. It is both a practical topographical document and a historical portrait of New York’s lake country at a moment when natural beauty, transportation, agriculture, and leisure were becoming deeply intertwined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHammondsport\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeuka Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCampbell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTyrone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarrington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePulteney\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanisteo River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the US Geological Survey, this historical 1:62,500 topographical map shows Hammondsport, Keuka Lake, and the surrounding area in New York.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map is dated 1903 and carries a 1951 imprint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated by the US Geological Survey, an agency established in 1879 and known for scientific research, reliable geographical data, mapping, and resource management.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHammondsport and Keuka Lake are significant for their scenic beauty and historical importance in fishing, winemaking, and tourism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map uses color shading and contour lines to represent topographic features, creating a three-dimensional effect that shows elevation changes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIts earthy color palette enhances the visibility of the region’s rugged terrain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map emphasizes hilly terrain, including steep areas, valleys, ridges, rolling hills, and changes in elevation and slope.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt reflects changes in land use and development in New York state from the early 20th century onward.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe surrounding Finger Lakes region has been shaped by tourism and agriculture, especially viticulture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/fr\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003eSee personalised map examples\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is printed to museum-grade archival standards using fade-resistant pigment inks on acid-free matte paper. Choose an unframed map print, framed map or canvas using the finish options above. 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