Published by the United States Geological Survey in 1989, “Ticonderoga, New York-Vermont” presents the eastern Adirondacks and the Lake Champlain corridor with the disciplined clarity that made USGS topographic mapping indispensable. At a 1:100,000 scale, it balances regional breadth with fine-grained terrain intelligence, capturing Schroon Lake, Ticonderoga, Crown Point, Hague, Paradox, Chilson, and the adjoining Vermont landscape. The title itself evokes one of North America’s most historically charged frontiers, where waterways, mountain passes, and colonial military routes shaped centuries of movement. The 1989 imprint preserves a late-twentieth-century view of this borderland, recording roads, settlements, forest cover, and landforms before subsequent development and environmental change further altered the region.

The USGS style is at once practical and elegant: water bodies are crisply distinguished from land, wooded areas are rendered in green, and contour lines articulate the rise and fall of a notably rugged landscape. Rather than dramatizing the terrain with ornament, the map achieves visual richness through precision. Hills, ridgelines, valleys, and shorelines emerge through accumulated detail, inviting close study of how the Adirondack uplands descend toward Lake Champlain. Urban and natural spaces are clearly differentiated, making the map as useful for understanding human geography as physical geography. Roads, trails, streams, survey points, and place names form a layered portrait of a landscape where settlement remains closely tied to terrain.

Schroon Lake is one of the map’s great focal points, set amid wooded slopes, minor lakes, and a network of streams feeding the broader Adirondack watershed. The surrounding country is shown as a textured mosaic of elevations and forested ground, revealing why this part of New York has long drawn travelers, campers, hikers, and sportsmen. Nearby Paradox, Chilson, and Glassburn appear within a landscape defined less by dense urbanization than by water, woodland, and relief. The contours make visible the physical enclosure of lakes and valleys, while the cartography quietly communicates the region’s recreational identity: a place of mountain roads, trailheads, shore communities, and secluded interior terrain.

To the east, Lake Champlain gives the map its grand historical axis. Ticonderoga, Crown Point, and Dover—better known in historical memory as Mount Independence—belong to a corridor of immense strategic importance during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. The lake functioned as a natural highway between the Hudson Valley, Canada, and New England, and the surrounding heights controlled movement through this contested region. The map does not need illustrations of forts or battles to suggest that history; the geography itself explains it. Narrow passages, commanding promontories, and adjacent mountain walls show why armies, traders, and settlers regarded this landscape as both gateway and stronghold.

Across the New York-Vermont divide, the map gestures toward the Green Mountain National Forest while remaining anchored in the Adirondack Park, bringing two celebrated northeastern landscapes into conversation. The result is a compelling document of upland ecology, transportation, and settlement at the close of the twentieth century. Its roads and trails trace human access through challenging country, while its streams, lakes, and contours reveal older natural systems beneath modern infrastructure. For collectors, “Ticonderoga, New York-Vermont” offers more than geographic reference: it is a finely structured record of a border region where wilderness, recreation, military history, and cartographic science converge in a single, beautifully legible composition.

Cities, towns and places on this map

• Schroon Lake
• Ticonderoga
• Crown Point
• Dover, also known as Mount Independence
• Chilson
• Hague
• Paradox
• Lake Champlain
• Glassburn
• Green Mountain National Forest
• Adirondack Park
• Unnamed minor lakes, rivers, and streams in the vicinity
• Roads and trails throughout the map
• Forested areas shown in varying shades of green
• Contours indicating elevation changes and hilltops
• Specific survey markers or monuments may also be represented

Historical context & cartographic details

• Map name: Ticonderoga, New York-Vermont
• Created in 1989 by the United States Geological Survey, known for detailed topographical mapping.
• The 1989 imprint preserves the region’s geography as documented at that time.
• Later urban development or environmental changes may not be reflected on the map.
• Uses a 1:100,000 scale, offering considerable detail in terrain representation.
• Color is used to distinguish landforms, water bodies, urban areas, and natural areas.
• Hilly terrain and significant elevation changes are shown through contour lines and shading.
• Lakes, rivers, and wooded areas are prominently represented to convey the natural landscape.

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 36x24in (90x60cm) 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.