Rare Old Map of Keystone, South Dakota by USGS, 1954: Mount Rushmore, Black Hills & Sheridan Lake
Restored in our London workshop from the original 1964 map and printed to museum-grade archival standards. Full description
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Titled “Mount Rushmore Quadrangle,” this U.S. Geological Survey topographic map presents Keystone, South Dakota, and the sculpted highlands surrounding Mount Rushmore National...
Continue readingTitled “Mount Rushmore Quadrangle,” this U.S. Geological Survey topographic map presents Keystone, South Dakota, and the sculpted highlands surrounding Mount Rushmore National Memorial at the precise 1:24,000 scale favored for field use. Dated 1954 and carrying a 1964 imprint, it preserves a mid-century view of the central Black Hills at a moment when the national memorial was already iconic, yet before later waves of tourism infrastructure and development reshaped much of the visitor landscape. The map’s disciplined contouring, blue waterways, road classifications, and green forest shading combine scientific clarity with visual richness, making the terrain immediately legible: steep ridges, narrow valleys, timbered slopes, and the intimate geography of Keystone’s mountain setting.
The US Geological Survey, founded in 1879, became the nation’s principal authority for systematically mapping the American landscape, and this sheet reflects the agency’s mature mid-twentieth-century cartographic language. Rather than emphasizing pictorial drama, the USGS distilled the Black Hills into measured elevation, hydrography, land cover, and transportation networks, creating a document equally valuable to engineers, hikers, foresters, and historians. Its contour lines reveal the rugged uplift that makes the Black Hills such a distinctive island of mountains on the Great Plains. The map’s careful color hierarchy—greens for wooded terrain, blues for water, fine black and red linework for culture and access—offers a restrained but elegant portrait of a landscape shaped by geology, settlement, and public land management.
At the heart of the quadrangle lies Mount Rushmore National Memorial, the monumental carving of Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln that transformed this portion of the Black Hills into one of the most recognizable landscapes in the United States. The map situates the memorial not as an isolated icon, but within its true terrain: ridges, drainages, roads, forested slopes, and the nearby town of Keystone. Highway 244 and Highway 16 trace the growing arteries of access through the hills, linking the memorial to regional routes and visitor approaches. In this context, the map captures the intersection of natural topography and national memory, showing how a mountainside sculpture became embedded in a broader recreational and commemorative landscape.
Keystone appears as more than a gateway town; on this map it is part of a dense mountain network of roads, creeks, and elevations that speak to mining heritage, tourism, and forest use. Iron Mountain, Long Valley, Rapid Creek, and French Creek help define the region’s intricate relief, while Forest Service roads and smaller tracks suggest the working and recreational uses of the surrounding woodland. The shaded forest areas evoke the ponderosa pine character of the Black Hills, where steep granite and metamorphic formations create constantly shifting views and micro-landscapes. Nearby features such as Sheridan Lake, Pactola Reservoir, Custer State Park, wilderness areas, trails, and paths connect the quadrangle to the broader outdoor geography of western South Dakota.
As a historical document, the map is especially compelling for the way it records the Black Hills before the full expansion of late twentieth-century tourism around Mount Rushmore and its neighboring parks. Its meticulous topography makes visible the physical challenges behind road building, trail planning, fire management, and visitor access in a terrain of abrupt slopes and wooded draws. For collectors, the appeal lies not only in the presence of a celebrated national memorial, but in the quiet authority of the USGS style: exacting, functional, and aesthetically spare. The “Mount Rushmore Quadrangle” offers a richly layered view of a famous American place, balancing national symbolism with the measured beauty of the land itself.
Cities, towns and places on this map
- Keystone
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- Black Hills
- Sheridan Lake
- Pactola Reservoir
- Iron Mountain
- Long Valley
- Rapid Creek
- French Creek
- Highway 16
- Highway 244
- Forest Service Roads
- Custer State Park
- Nearby Wilderness Areas
- Various hiking trails and paths
Historical context & cartographic details
- Map title: Mount Rushmore Quadrangle
- Produced by the US Geological Survey as a historical 1:24,000 topographical map.
- Dated 1954, with a 1964 imprint.
- Published by the US Geological Survey, known for comprehensive mapping and surveying of natural resources across the United States.
- Features a classic topographic style with contour lines indicating elevation changes.
- Forested regions are shaded, with vibrant greens suggesting varied vegetation.
- Water bodies are marked in blue, helping highlight the hilly terrain typical of the Black Hills region.
- Captures the area in the mid-20th century, before significant tourism and development changes related to the surrounding memorial and parks.
- Well-defined contour lines and distinct elevation color variations enhance its utility for hiking and outdoor recreation.
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.
Titled “Mount Rushmore Quadrangle,” this U.S. Geological Survey topographic map presents Keystone, South Dakota, and the sculpted highlands surrounding Mount Rushmore National Memorial at the precise 1:24,000 scale favored for field use. Dated 1954 and carrying a 1964 imprint, it preserves a mid-century view of the central Black Hills at a moment when the national memorial was already iconic, yet before later waves of tourism infrastructure and development reshaped much of the visitor landscape. The map’s disciplined contouring, blue waterways, road classifications, and green forest shading combine scientific clarity with visual richness, making the terrain immediately legible: steep ridges, narrow valleys, timbered slopes, and the intimate geography of Keystone’s mountain setting.
The US Geological Survey, founded in 1879, became the nation’s principal authority for systematically mapping the American landscape, and this sheet reflects the agency’s mature mid-twentieth-century cartographic language. Rather than emphasizing pictorial drama, the USGS distilled the Black Hills into measured elevation, hydrography, land cover, and transportation networks, creating a document equally valuable to engineers, hikers, foresters, and historians. Its contour lines reveal the rugged uplift that makes the Black Hills such a distinctive island of mountains on the Great Plains. The map’s careful color hierarchy—greens for wooded terrain, blues for water, fine black and red linework for culture and access—offers a restrained but elegant portrait of a landscape shaped by geology, settlement, and public land management.
At the heart of the quadrangle lies Mount Rushmore National Memorial, the monumental carving of Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln that transformed this portion of the Black Hills into one of the most recognizable landscapes in the United States. The map situates the memorial not as an isolated icon, but within its true terrain: ridges, drainages, roads, forested slopes, and the nearby town of Keystone. Highway 244 and Highway 16 trace the growing arteries of access through the hills, linking the memorial to regional routes and visitor approaches. In this context, the map captures the intersection of natural topography and national memory, showing how a mountainside sculpture became embedded in a broader recreational and commemorative landscape.
Keystone appears as more than a gateway town; on this map it is part of a dense mountain network of roads, creeks, and elevations that speak to mining heritage, tourism, and forest use. Iron Mountain, Long Valley, Rapid Creek, and French Creek help define the region’s intricate relief, while Forest Service roads and smaller tracks suggest the working and recreational uses of the surrounding woodland. The shaded forest areas evoke the ponderosa pine character of the Black Hills, where steep granite and metamorphic formations create constantly shifting views and micro-landscapes. Nearby features such as Sheridan Lake, Pactola Reservoir, Custer State Park, wilderness areas, trails, and paths connect the quadrangle to the broader outdoor geography of western South Dakota.
As a historical document, the map is especially compelling for the way it records the Black Hills before the full expansion of late twentieth-century tourism around Mount Rushmore and its neighboring parks. Its meticulous topography makes visible the physical challenges behind road building, trail planning, fire management, and visitor access in a terrain of abrupt slopes and wooded draws. For collectors, the appeal lies not only in the presence of a celebrated national memorial, but in the quiet authority of the USGS style: exacting, functional, and aesthetically spare. The “Mount Rushmore Quadrangle” offers a richly layered view of a famous American place, balancing national symbolism with the measured beauty of the land itself.
Cities, towns and places on this map
- Keystone
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- Black Hills
- Sheridan Lake
- Pactola Reservoir
- Iron Mountain
- Long Valley
- Rapid Creek
- French Creek
- Highway 16
- Highway 244
- Forest Service Roads
- Custer State Park
- Nearby Wilderness Areas
- Various hiking trails and paths
Historical context & cartographic details
- Map title: Mount Rushmore Quadrangle
- Produced by the US Geological Survey as a historical 1:24,000 topographical map.
- Dated 1954, with a 1964 imprint.
- Published by the US Geological Survey, known for comprehensive mapping and surveying of natural resources across the United States.
- Features a classic topographic style with contour lines indicating elevation changes.
- Forested regions are shaded, with vibrant greens suggesting varied vegetation.
- Water bodies are marked in blue, helping highlight the hilly terrain typical of the Black Hills region.
- Captures the area in the mid-20th century, before significant tourism and development changes related to the surrounding memorial and parks.
- Well-defined contour lines and distinct elevation color variations enhance its utility for hiking and outdoor recreation.
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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