{"product_id":"old-map-of-oak-island-north-carolina-by-usgs-1944-lockwoods-folly-shallotte-long-bay","title":"Old Map of Oak Island, North Carolina by USGS, 1944 – Lockwoods Folly, Shallotte \u0026 Long Bay","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1944 by the United States Geological Survey, “Lockwoods Folly” presents a precise mid-century portrait of the North Carolina coast at a scale of 1:31,680. Centered on Oak Island and the tidal country around Lockwoods Folly, the map captures Brunswick County at a moment when coastal development, wartime infrastructure, and traditional maritime landscapes coexisted. The title itself evokes the region’s historic inlet and river system, long associated with navigation, fishing, and settlement along Long Bay. With its disciplined grid, contouring, and carefully coded terrain, the map transforms a low-lying coastal environment into an elegant geographical record, revealing beaches, wetlands, wooded interiors, roadways, trails, and waterways in a single authoritative composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe US Geological Survey’s work is immediately recognizable in the map’s balance of scientific rigor and visual clarity. Founded in 1879, the USGS became the nation’s principal mapper of landforms, waterways, mineral resources, and settlement patterns, producing quadrangles that served engineers, planners, military authorities, travelers, and local communities. This “Lockwoods Folly” sheet belongs to that tradition of exacting topographic documentation, using contour lines, standardized symbols, and color distinctions to make the landscape intelligible. In a coastal area where subtle changes in elevation can determine drainage, vegetation, access, and habitation, the USGS method is especially revealing. The result is not merely a navigational tool, but a structured interpretation of the coastal plain’s natural and human geography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOak Island and the adjoining shorelines of Long Bay form the map’s most evocative features. The Atlantic Ocean defines the southern edge of the scene, while beaches, tidal margins, marshes, and wooded zones articulate the fragile boundary between land and sea. Lockwoods Folly, with its associated waters and lowlands, appears as part of a larger estuarine system shaped by tides, storms, sediment, and shifting channels. Shallotte and nearby inland routes connect the coast to the settled mainland, suggesting the networks of movement that linked fishing communities, farms, timbered areas, and beach settlements. The map’s depiction of waterways, lakes, creeks, and wetlands offers a valuable glimpse of ecological conditions before later waves of modern coastal development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design of the map is both functional and quietly handsome. Greens and beiges distinguish vegetation, open ground, and terrain types, while contour lines provide a subtle but essential reading of relief across an area where elevations are modest yet meaningful. The low coastal landscape does not rise dramatically, but the careful topography reveals dunes, drainage patterns, wooded ridges, and the transitions from dry land to marsh. Roads and trails are rendered through distinct symbols, allowing the viewer to trace practical routes through the landscape. The grid system adds an orderly geometry over the organic forms of shore, river, and forest, creating a compelling visual contrast between surveyed space and natural complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated during 1944, the map also carries the atmosphere of its historical moment. Coastal North Carolina was significant during the Second World War, when shorelines, inlets, roads, and waterways held strategic value as well as local importance. At the same time, this map records a region still deeply shaped by natural systems: forests, wetlands, beaches, and tidal waters dominate the composition. For collectors and historians, “Lockwoods Folly” offers more than a view of Brunswick County; it preserves a particular stage in the evolution of Oak Island and its surroundings. It documents a coast before the fullest expansion of postwar tourism and residential development, making it a compelling artifact of environmental and regional history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOak Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLockwoods Folly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShallotte\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Atlantic Ocean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong Bay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious waterways, including lakes and rivers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForested areas and wetlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoastal features and beaches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoadways and trails indicated by different symbols\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by the US Geological Survey (USGS)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDated 1944 and published in the same year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale: 1:31,680\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocuses on Oak Island and surrounding areas in North Carolina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses color coding, including shades of green and beige, to represent vegetation and terrain types\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a grid system to assist with navigation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows elevation changes and landforms through contour lines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClearly represents waterways and wooded areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflects mid-20th-century land use, natural features, and ecological conditions in the region\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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