{"product_id":"old-map-of-ocean-city-new-jersey-by-usgs-1952-pleasantville-great-egg-harbor-atlantic-ocean","title":"Old Map of Ocean City, New Jersey by USGS, 1952 – Pleasantville, Great Egg Harbor \u0026 Atlantic Ocean","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1984 using survey data first collected in 1952, the USGS topographic map titled “Ocean City” captures a distinctive stretch of the southern New Jersey shore at a moment suspended between mid-century resort life and later coastal development. At 1:24,000 scale, it presents Ocean City not merely as a seaside destination, but as part of a finely observed coastal system of barrier islands, bays, marshes, inlets, roads, and settled neighborhoods. The Atlantic Ocean forms the map’s eastern edge, while the intricate waterways and low-lying wetlands behind the island reveal the geography that shaped the town’s growth. Its pale, disciplined palette and precise linework give the scene both scientific authority and quiet elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe United States Geological Survey, founded in 1879, became synonymous with the rigorous mapping of the American landscape, and this sheet reflects the agency’s mid-twentieth-century mastery of practical cartography. USGS maps were created for engineers, planners, scientists, military users, hikers, and local officials, yet they often possess a beauty beyond their utilitarian purpose. Here, the agency’s characteristic visual language—contours, hydrographic detail, road classifications, place names, and land-use coloring—transforms the flat coastal terrain into an intelligible and richly layered document. In a region where elevation changes are subtle but consequential, the USGS approach is especially valuable, making marsh, mainland, island, and open water visually distinct without sacrificing clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOcean City itself appears as a carefully gridded resort community, its streets and avenues arranged along the narrow barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and the sheltered waters to the west. Names such as North Street and Park Boulevard anchor the urban fabric, while the dense street pattern suggests a town already well established by the early 1950s. Across the surrounding waters lie Pleasantville, Egg Harbor, Lakes Bay, Great Egg Harbor, and a network of tidal channels and marshland. These features evoke the amphibious character of the New Jersey coast, where settlement, recreation, fishing, boating, and transportation all depend upon the shifting relationship between land and water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorically, this map documents Ocean City during a period of accelerating transformation. Founded as a Methodist resort in the late nineteenth century and long promoted as a family-friendly seaside community, Ocean City had by the 1950s become a mature vacation destination. Yet the map also preserves a landscape before many later waves of intensive development, infrastructure expansion, and shoreline management. The surrounding marshes and bays are especially significant, reminding the viewer that the glamour of the boardwalk and beachfront rested upon a fragile barrier-island environment. As a historical record, the sheet offers a measured portrait of a coastal town negotiating growth, tourism, mobility, and environmental constraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is unmistakably that of classic USGS topography: restrained, lucid, and deeply informative. Soft color coding differentiates water, developed areas, open land, marsh, and elevation, while the delicate treatment of coastal wetlands gives the map a subtle visual rhythm. Unlike mountainous quadrangles where contours dominate, this map’s drama lies in horizontality—broad flats, shallow bays, tidal margins, and the long linear edge of the oceanfront. Roads, waterways, and settlement patterns create the composition, revealing how human order has been imposed upon a low, mutable coast. The result is both a technical document and an evocative portrait of place, preserving Ocean City’s mid-century geography with exceptional precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOcean City, NJ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePleasantville\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEgg Harbor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLakes Bay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat Egg Harbor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorth Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePark Boulevard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious streets within Ocean City\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtlantic Ocean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral marshes and coastal water features\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 United States Geological Survey (USGS), a scientific agency of the US government.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical 1:24,000 topographical map of Ocean City, New Jersey and the surrounding area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal data was collected in 1952; the map was published with a 1984 imprint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 1984 imprint indicates updates or reprints based on earlier survey data.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe USGS is well known for detailed topographical maps used in engineering, land-use planning, recreation, and related applications.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map uses color coding to represent different land uses and elevations, reflecting the style of mid-20th-century American topographic maps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe terrain shown is primarily coastal, with flatlands, water bodies, and marsh-like areas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map offers a snapshot of Ocean City’s geography during a period of changing land use and resort-town development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pale color palette helps distinguish urban areas, natural landscapes, and water bodies.\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. Framed maps use crystal-clear optical acrylic and arrive ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith 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? 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