Rare Old Map of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania by USGS, 1951: Civil War Battlefield, Little Round Top & Cemetery Ridge
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The “Gettysburg Quadrangle” was published by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1953, using survey data from 1951, and presents one of America’s...
Continua a leggereThe “Gettysburg Quadrangle” was published by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1953, using survey data from 1951, and presents one of America’s most storied landscapes with the quiet precision of mid-century topographic cartography. At 1:24,000 scale, it renders Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and its surrounding Adams County countryside in the classic USGS language of contour lines, elevation figures, road classifications, streams, woodland, and built-up areas. The result is both practical and evocative: a measured portrait of ridges, farms, roads, and town streets layered over ground made famous by the Civil War. Gettysburg itself appears not merely as a historic name, but as a living borough set within a carefully surveyed rural terrain.
The map’s great fascination lies in the way its topography reveals the military geography of the Gettysburg battlefield. Cemetery Hill, Cemetery Ridge, McPherson’s Ridge, Oak Hill, and Little Round Top are not abstract historical landmarks here, but physical features whose slopes, elevations, and relationships can be read directly through the contours. The gently rising ground and commanding ridgelines that shaped the Battle of Gettysburg emerge with particular clarity. Little Round Top, so often described in battlefield narratives, is shown as part of a larger pattern of hills and approaches, while Cemetery Ridge and the surrounding open fields help explain why this landscape became so tactically consequential in July 1863.
The U.S. Geological Survey brought to this map the disciplined visual system that made its quadrangles indispensable to planners, engineers, historians, hikers, and government agencies. Roads such as Emmitsburg Road, Taneytown Road, Baltimore Pike, Westminster Road, and Maple Avenue provide the framework of local movement, while streams including Rock Creek and Willoughby Run trace the natural drainage of the area. The clean color scheme and standardized symbols distinguish roads, watercourses, buildings, woodlands, and relief without ornament, allowing the complexity of the landscape to speak for itself. This restrained cartographic style gives the map a particular authority: every line exists to clarify location, distance, elevation, and terrain.
Beyond the battlefield, the map captures Gettysburg and nearby communities at a moment of postwar American transition. In 1951, the region still retained much of its agricultural character, with open fields, township roads, small settlements, and preserved spaces surrounding the historic core. Straban Township, Two Taverns, and the rural road network east and south of Gettysburg situate the famous town within a broader working landscape. At the same time, the map hints at the pressures of modern development, as highways, residential edges, and institutional spaces begin to shape the historic countryside. It is a valuable snapshot of Adams County before later waves of tourism infrastructure and suburban expansion further transformed the area.
As a historical document, the “Gettysburg Quadrangle” is especially compelling because it bridges two kinds of memory: the battlefield’s nineteenth-century significance and the twentieth-century effort to map, manage, and preserve it. The fields of Gettysburg National Military Park and surrounding open spaces appear within an exact geographic framework, allowing the viewer to connect commemorative landscapes with the measurable realities of terrain. The map quietly records the roads, ridges, runs, and hills that guided soldiers, civilians, preservationists, and visitors alike. For admirers of American history, military geography, and classic USGS cartography, it offers a richly detailed view of a place where landscape and national memory remain inseparable.
Cities, towns and places on this map
- Gettysburg
- Cemetery Hill
- Little Round Top
- Cemetery Ridge
- McPherson's Ridge
- Oak Hill
- Rock Creek
- Willoughby Run
- Adams County
- Straban Township
- Two Taverns
- Emmitsburg Road
- Taneytown Road
- Maple Avenue
- Baltimore Pike
- Westminster Road
- Fields of the Gettysburg National Military Park
- Several unnamed roads and trails
- Parks and open spaces noted on the map
Historical context & cartographic details
- Gettysburg Quadrangle
- Produced by the U.S. Geological Survey
- Historical 1:24,000 topographical map of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and the surrounding area
- Based on survey data from 1951 and published in 1953
- Created from 1951 survey data
- Published by the U.S. Geological Survey, noted for producing topographical maps used in planning and analysis
- Prominently features Gettysburg, a historically significant Civil War battlefield location
- Uses standard USGS cartographic styling with contour lines, elevation markings, and a clear color scheme
- Shows varied terrain, including flat and hilly landscapes, with contour lines indicating elevation changes
- Reflects an area that has since experienced urban development, land-use changes, and preservation efforts tied to its historical heritage
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.
The “Gettysburg Quadrangle” was published by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1953, using survey data from 1951, and presents one of America’s most storied landscapes with the quiet precision of mid-century topographic cartography. At 1:24,000 scale, it renders Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and its surrounding Adams County countryside in the classic USGS language of contour lines, elevation figures, road classifications, streams, woodland, and built-up areas. The result is both practical and evocative: a measured portrait of ridges, farms, roads, and town streets layered over ground made famous by the Civil War. Gettysburg itself appears not merely as a historic name, but as a living borough set within a carefully surveyed rural terrain.
The map’s great fascination lies in the way its topography reveals the military geography of the Gettysburg battlefield. Cemetery Hill, Cemetery Ridge, McPherson’s Ridge, Oak Hill, and Little Round Top are not abstract historical landmarks here, but physical features whose slopes, elevations, and relationships can be read directly through the contours. The gently rising ground and commanding ridgelines that shaped the Battle of Gettysburg emerge with particular clarity. Little Round Top, so often described in battlefield narratives, is shown as part of a larger pattern of hills and approaches, while Cemetery Ridge and the surrounding open fields help explain why this landscape became so tactically consequential in July 1863.
The U.S. Geological Survey brought to this map the disciplined visual system that made its quadrangles indispensable to planners, engineers, historians, hikers, and government agencies. Roads such as Emmitsburg Road, Taneytown Road, Baltimore Pike, Westminster Road, and Maple Avenue provide the framework of local movement, while streams including Rock Creek and Willoughby Run trace the natural drainage of the area. The clean color scheme and standardized symbols distinguish roads, watercourses, buildings, woodlands, and relief without ornament, allowing the complexity of the landscape to speak for itself. This restrained cartographic style gives the map a particular authority: every line exists to clarify location, distance, elevation, and terrain.
Beyond the battlefield, the map captures Gettysburg and nearby communities at a moment of postwar American transition. In 1951, the region still retained much of its agricultural character, with open fields, township roads, small settlements, and preserved spaces surrounding the historic core. Straban Township, Two Taverns, and the rural road network east and south of Gettysburg situate the famous town within a broader working landscape. At the same time, the map hints at the pressures of modern development, as highways, residential edges, and institutional spaces begin to shape the historic countryside. It is a valuable snapshot of Adams County before later waves of tourism infrastructure and suburban expansion further transformed the area.
As a historical document, the “Gettysburg Quadrangle” is especially compelling because it bridges two kinds of memory: the battlefield’s nineteenth-century significance and the twentieth-century effort to map, manage, and preserve it. The fields of Gettysburg National Military Park and surrounding open spaces appear within an exact geographic framework, allowing the viewer to connect commemorative landscapes with the measurable realities of terrain. The map quietly records the roads, ridges, runs, and hills that guided soldiers, civilians, preservationists, and visitors alike. For admirers of American history, military geography, and classic USGS cartography, it offers a richly detailed view of a place where landscape and national memory remain inseparable.
Cities, towns and places on this map
- Gettysburg
- Cemetery Hill
- Little Round Top
- Cemetery Ridge
- McPherson's Ridge
- Oak Hill
- Rock Creek
- Willoughby Run
- Adams County
- Straban Township
- Two Taverns
- Emmitsburg Road
- Taneytown Road
- Maple Avenue
- Baltimore Pike
- Westminster Road
- Fields of the Gettysburg National Military Park
- Several unnamed roads and trails
- Parks and open spaces noted on the map
Historical context & cartographic details
- Gettysburg Quadrangle
- Produced by the U.S. Geological Survey
- Historical 1:24,000 topographical map of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and the surrounding area
- Based on survey data from 1951 and published in 1953
- Created from 1951 survey data
- Published by the U.S. Geological Survey, noted for producing topographical maps used in planning and analysis
- Prominently features Gettysburg, a historically significant Civil War battlefield location
- Uses standard USGS cartographic styling with contour lines, elevation markings, and a clear color scheme
- Shows varied terrain, including flat and hilly landscapes, with contour lines indicating elevation changes
- Reflects an area that has since experienced urban development, land-use changes, and preservation efforts tied to its historical heritage
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.
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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.
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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.
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