Rare Old Map of Colorado Springs, Colorado by USGS, 1951 – Manitou Springs, Pikes Peak & Garden of the Gods
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Published in 1951 by the United States Geological Survey, “Colorado Springs Quadrangle” presents the eastern foot of the Rocky Mountains at a...
Continue readingPublished in 1951 by the United States Geological Survey, “Colorado Springs Quadrangle” presents the eastern foot of the Rocky Mountains at a moment when Colorado Springs was still poised between resort town, military hub, and rapidly expanding modern city. At 1:62,500 scale, the map captures both the urban grid of Colorado Springs and the dramatic ascent westward toward Manitou Springs, Ute Pass, and Pikes Peak. Its clean quadrangle format, gridded for practical navigation, reflects the USGS commitment to scientific precision and civic utility. This is a landscape of contrasts: planned streets and rail corridors give way to canyons, forested slopes, mineral springs, and mountain roads, making the map a richly layered portrait of mid-century Colorado geography.
The US Geological Survey was, by 1951, the authoritative American institution for mapping terrain with rigor and consistency. Its topographical sheets were indispensable to engineers, planners, geologists, soldiers, hikers, and local governments, and this map shows why. Contour lines articulate the region’s striking vertical drama, from the plains around Colorado Springs to the steep relief of Cheyenne Mountain, the foothills above Manitou Springs, and the approaches toward Pikes Peak. Rather than merely naming places, the map explains their relationship to altitude, drainage, access, and settlement. Roads, railways, creeks, parks, and built-up areas are integrated into a precise visual system, transforming a celebrated scenic region into a legible, navigable landscape.
Colorado Springs appears as the principal urban center, with Colorado College, emerging neighborhoods, transport routes, and the Colorado Springs Airport anchoring the city within the wider Pikes Peak region. South of town, the presence of Fort Carson reflects the area’s growing military significance after the Second World War, while districts such as Stratmoor Hills and Rockrimmon hint at patterns of suburban expansion that would accelerate in later decades. Fountain Creek threads through the map as a defining natural corridor, linking settlement, transportation, and drainage across the valley. Seen today, the map offers an evocative baseline before the full scale of postwar growth transformed Colorado Springs into one of the major cities of the Mountain West.
West of Colorado Springs, the map enters one of Colorado’s most storied scenic landscapes. Manitou Springs, long famous for its mineral springs, resort culture, and distinctive architecture, sits at the mouth of Ute Pass, the historic gateway into the mountains. Nearby Garden of the Gods is implied in the geography as a place where red sandstone formations rise spectacularly from the foothills, while North Cheyenne Cañon Park and Palmer Park mark the interweaving of municipal recreation and wild terrain. The contouring around Crystal Park, Green Mountain Falls, and Cheyenne Mountain conveys the ruggedness that has drawn travelers, climbers, artists, and health seekers to this region for generations.
As a historical document, this map is especially compelling because it records the Colorado Springs area before many later landmarks and institutions assumed their present form. The area associated today with the Olympic Training Center, for example, would later gain national sporting significance, while the broader city would expand dramatically across the plains and foothills. Pike National Forest, Pikes Peak, and the mountain parks remain enduring anchors, yet the roads, neighborhoods, and patterns of access shown here belong distinctly to the early 1950s. Elegant in its restraint and exacting in its detail, the map offers both a practical topographical record and a refined view of a legendary American landscape at a pivotal stage in its modern development.
Cities, towns and places on this map
- Colorado Springs
- Manitou Springs
- Pikes Peak
- Garden of the Gods
- Olympic Training Center
- North Cheyenne Cañon Park
- Palmer Park
- Fountain Creek
- Crystal Park
- Green Mountain Falls
- Ute Pass
- Cheyenne Mountain
- Pike National Forest
- Rockrimmon
- Stratmoor Hills
- Colorado Springs Airport
- Fort Carson
- Colorado College
- Various roads and railways in the vicinity
Historical context & cartographic details
- Published by the U.S. Geological Survey, renowned for producing detailed topographical maps used in scientific and geographic studies.
- Created in 1951 as a historical 1:62,500 topographical map of the Colorado Springs Quadrangle.
- Shows Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, and the surrounding Rocky Mountain landscape.
- Features a clear grid layout with quadrants to aid navigation.
- Uses contour lines to represent elevation changes and terrain.
- Illustrates a varied landscape of mountains, valleys, and elevations typical of the Rocky Mountain region.
- Reflects the geographical understanding of the area in the early 1950s.
- Serves as a baseline for later urban planning, environmental conservation, and the substantial development that followed, particularly around Colorado Springs.
Looking for a particular place? Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, ask our workshop to check before you order.
Detailed 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.
This map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please get in touch.
The model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.
Where personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. See personalised map examples.
Every 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. Framed maps use crystal-clear optical acrylic and arrive ready to hang.
With its rich detail and strong sense of place, this map makes a considered gift for a new home, anniversary, retirement or anyone with a personal connection to the area shown. Still deciding? Explore our collection of rare old and vintage maps to discover another place, period or style.
This map is also available as a float framed canvas, sometimes known as a shadow gap framed canvas or canvas floater. The map is printed on artist's cotton canvas and then stretched over a handmade box frame. We then "float" the canvas inside a wooden frame, which is available in a range of colours (black, dark brown, oak, antique gold and white). This is a wonderful way to present a map without glazing in front. See some examples of float framed canvas maps and explore the differences between my different finishes.
For something truly unique, this map is also available in "Unique 3D", our trademarked process that dramatically transforms the map so that it has a wonderful sense of depth. We combine the original map with detailed topography and elevation data, so that mountains and the terrain really "pop". For more info and examples of 3D maps, check my Unique 3D page.
Published in 1951 by the United States Geological Survey, “Colorado Springs Quadrangle” presents the eastern foot of the Rocky Mountains at a moment when Colorado Springs was still poised between resort town, military hub, and rapidly expanding modern city. At 1:62,500 scale, the map captures both the urban grid of Colorado Springs and the dramatic ascent westward toward Manitou Springs, Ute Pass, and Pikes Peak. Its clean quadrangle format, gridded for practical navigation, reflects the USGS commitment to scientific precision and civic utility. This is a landscape of contrasts: planned streets and rail corridors give way to canyons, forested slopes, mineral springs, and mountain roads, making the map a richly layered portrait of mid-century Colorado geography.
The US Geological Survey was, by 1951, the authoritative American institution for mapping terrain with rigor and consistency. Its topographical sheets were indispensable to engineers, planners, geologists, soldiers, hikers, and local governments, and this map shows why. Contour lines articulate the region’s striking vertical drama, from the plains around Colorado Springs to the steep relief of Cheyenne Mountain, the foothills above Manitou Springs, and the approaches toward Pikes Peak. Rather than merely naming places, the map explains their relationship to altitude, drainage, access, and settlement. Roads, railways, creeks, parks, and built-up areas are integrated into a precise visual system, transforming a celebrated scenic region into a legible, navigable landscape.
Colorado Springs appears as the principal urban center, with Colorado College, emerging neighborhoods, transport routes, and the Colorado Springs Airport anchoring the city within the wider Pikes Peak region. South of town, the presence of Fort Carson reflects the area’s growing military significance after the Second World War, while districts such as Stratmoor Hills and Rockrimmon hint at patterns of suburban expansion that would accelerate in later decades. Fountain Creek threads through the map as a defining natural corridor, linking settlement, transportation, and drainage across the valley. Seen today, the map offers an evocative baseline before the full scale of postwar growth transformed Colorado Springs into one of the major cities of the Mountain West.
West of Colorado Springs, the map enters one of Colorado’s most storied scenic landscapes. Manitou Springs, long famous for its mineral springs, resort culture, and distinctive architecture, sits at the mouth of Ute Pass, the historic gateway into the mountains. Nearby Garden of the Gods is implied in the geography as a place where red sandstone formations rise spectacularly from the foothills, while North Cheyenne Cañon Park and Palmer Park mark the interweaving of municipal recreation and wild terrain. The contouring around Crystal Park, Green Mountain Falls, and Cheyenne Mountain conveys the ruggedness that has drawn travelers, climbers, artists, and health seekers to this region for generations.
As a historical document, this map is especially compelling because it records the Colorado Springs area before many later landmarks and institutions assumed their present form. The area associated today with the Olympic Training Center, for example, would later gain national sporting significance, while the broader city would expand dramatically across the plains and foothills. Pike National Forest, Pikes Peak, and the mountain parks remain enduring anchors, yet the roads, neighborhoods, and patterns of access shown here belong distinctly to the early 1950s. Elegant in its restraint and exacting in its detail, the map offers both a practical topographical record and a refined view of a legendary American landscape at a pivotal stage in its modern development.
Cities, towns and places on this map
- Colorado Springs
- Manitou Springs
- Pikes Peak
- Garden of the Gods
- Olympic Training Center
- North Cheyenne Cañon Park
- Palmer Park
- Fountain Creek
- Crystal Park
- Green Mountain Falls
- Ute Pass
- Cheyenne Mountain
- Pike National Forest
- Rockrimmon
- Stratmoor Hills
- Colorado Springs Airport
- Fort Carson
- Colorado College
- Various roads and railways in the vicinity
Historical context & cartographic details
- Published by the U.S. Geological Survey, renowned for producing detailed topographical maps used in scientific and geographic studies.
- Created in 1951 as a historical 1:62,500 topographical map of the Colorado Springs Quadrangle.
- Shows Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, and the surrounding Rocky Mountain landscape.
- Features a clear grid layout with quadrants to aid navigation.
- Uses contour lines to represent elevation changes and terrain.
- Illustrates a varied landscape of mountains, valleys, and elevations typical of the Rocky Mountain region.
- Reflects the geographical understanding of the area in the early 1950s.
- Serves as a baseline for later urban planning, environmental conservation, and the substantial development that followed, particularly around Colorado Springs.
Looking for a particular place? Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, ask our workshop to check before you order.
Detailed 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.
This map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please get in touch.
The model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.
Where personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. See personalised map examples.
Every 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. Framed maps use crystal-clear optical acrylic and arrive ready to hang.
With its rich detail and strong sense of place, this map makes a considered gift for a new home, anniversary, retirement or anyone with a personal connection to the area shown. Still deciding? Explore our collection of rare old and vintage maps to discover another place, period or style.
This map is also available as a float framed canvas, sometimes known as a shadow gap framed canvas or canvas floater. The map is printed on artist's cotton canvas and then stretched over a handmade box frame. We then "float" the canvas inside a wooden frame, which is available in a range of colours (black, dark brown, oak, antique gold and white). This is a wonderful way to present a map without glazing in front. See some examples of float framed canvas maps and explore the differences between my different finishes.
For something truly unique, this map is also available in "Unique 3D", our trademarked process that dramatically transforms the map so that it has a wonderful sense of depth. We combine the original map with detailed topography and elevation data, so that mountains and the terrain really "pop". For more info and examples of 3D maps, check my Unique 3D page.
Many of our maps and art prints are chosen as thoughtful gifts for homes, offices, studies and meaningful places.
Choose a framed option for the easiest ready-to-hang gift, or choose an unframed print if the recipient may prefer to select their own frame.
We make orders locally in 23 countries around the world, so gifts can often be produced close to the recipient. This helps them arrive faster, travel more safely, and avoid customs or import duty surprises.
- We can deliver directly to the recipient
- Framed pieces arrive ready to hang
- Unframed prints are carefully packed in a strong protective tube
- Almost every order is made locally, for faster, safer gifting
- 90-day returns give the recipient time to decide
If you are not sure what to choose, please contact us. We can help you pick the right map, size, finish or delivery option.
Most orders are made locally and delivered in around 2–3 working days, depending on the product, size and destination.
We print and frame maps and artwork in 23 countries around the world, so your order is usually made close to you or your recipient. That means faster delivery, less time in transit, and no customs or import duty surprises.
Personalised and customised pieces usually take an extra 1–2 working days, because we prepare your design and send it to you for approval before printing.
Very large framed orders can take a little longer, as they need extra care in production and delivery.
Every order is carefully packaged: unframed prints are sent in a strong protective tube, while framed pieces are securely packed with protective materials around the frame.
If you need your order by a particular date, please contact us before ordering. We’ll check the best production route and delivery option for your location.
Express delivery is available at checkout for most countries. Next-day delivery is available in the UK, US, Singapore and the UAE.
Your order is covered by our 90-day returns policy and 10-year guarantee.
Our standard frame is a gallery-style black ash hardwood frame, with a simple, modern look. It is approximately 20mm (0.8in) wide. You can also view some lovely customer photos of framed maps and art.
We use super-clear acrylic glazing, also known as Perspex or Acrylite, instead of traditional glass. It is lighter, safer, and has lower reflectivity, giving the artwork a clearer, cleaner appearance.
Six standard frame colours are available at no extra cost: black, dark brown, dark grey, oak, white, and antique gold. Custom framing and mounting/matting is also available for customers looking for something more specific.
Most maps, art prints, and illustrations are also available as a framed canvas. We use matte cotton canvas, stretch it over a sustainably sourced wooden box frame, and then float the piece within a wooden outer frame. The finished result is beautifully presented, with no glazing between you and the artwork.
All frames are supplied ready to hang, with either string or brackets fitted to the back. Very large frames will include heavy-duty hanging plates and/or a mounting baton. If you have any questions, please get in touch.
We can also supply old maps and artwork on canvas, foam board, cotton rag, and other materials.
If you would prefer to frame your map or artwork yourself, please read our size guide before ordering.
Every Unique Maps piece begins with an authentic cartographic source or an original design from our London studio.
For our historic maps, we source rare originals from libraries, archives, auction houses and private collections around the world. We carefully restore each map for print—repairing age-related damage, balancing colour and improving clarity while preserving its original detail, texture and character.
Once restored, the map is prepared for your chosen size and finish. Your piece is then printed and, where selected, framed close to its delivery destination.
Our map prints use acid-free 200gsm archival matte paper and fade-resistant pigment inks, creating a rich, non-glossy finish designed to last. Framed maps use crystal-clear optical acrylic and arrive ready to hang.
Canvas, cotton-rag and other specialist presentations are also available. Learn more about our materials and finishes.
Personalising your map
You can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. For personalised designs, we send a proof before printing and you can request changes before approval.
For more complex bespoke commissions, contact our design team.
Original or Aged
Choose Original for true-to-source colour, or Aged for a warmer, richer antique character created with our specialist ageing process. See examples of our Aged maps.
We’ve been restoring and producing maps and art prints since 1984, and we stand behind every piece.
Every order is covered by our 10-year guarantee and damage-free delivery guarantee. If your piece arrives damaged, we’ll replace or remake it free of charge. If anything else isn’t right, contact our workshop team and we’ll put it right promptly.
See our returns and refund policy for full details.
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