{"product_id":"old-map-of-georgetown-south-carolina-by-usgs-1957-waccamaw-black-sampit-rivers","title":"Old Map of Georgetown, South Carolina by USGS, 1957 – Waccamaw, Black \u0026 Sampit Rivers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe original USGS title, “Easley,” dates from a 1957 survey and was published in 1958, preserving a revealing mid-century portrait of Georgetown, South Carolina, and its surrounding waterways. Drawn at the practical 1:62,500 scale, the map belongs to the great American tradition of federal topographical mapping: precise, data-rich, and quietly elegant. It captures a landscape in transition, where historic coastal settlement, river corridors, wooded tracts, agricultural land, and expanding roads are all brought into a single visual system. For collectors, its appeal lies not only in its cartographic clarity, but in the way it records Georgetown’s geography at a moment when postwar development was beginning to reshape the Lowcountry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe U.S. Geological Survey brought to this map the disciplined visual language that made its quadrangles indispensable to engineers, planners, hikers, teachers, and historians. Contour lines give structure to the terrain, while waterways, roads, settlements, and land-cover distinctions create an unusually legible portrait of place. The green and white palette, characteristic of USGS topographic design, separates wooded areas and open ground with calm precision. Rather than dramatizing the landscape, the map lets information accumulate: every bend in a river, every road junction, every rise and depression becomes part of a larger geographical narrative. It is both a scientific document and a refined piece of mid-century American cartographic design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorgetown anchors the map’s historical interest, standing near an intricate meeting of rivers and lowland routes that have shaped the region for centuries. The Waccamaw River, Black River, and Sampit River form a watery framework around the city, recalling the importance of navigation, trade, rice culture, timber, and coastal access in the development of South Carolina’s Lowcountry. Roads and highways trace the newer mobility of the 1950s, linking older riverine patterns with the automobile age. The surrounding parks, wooded areas, agricultural fields, and residential neighborhoods reveal a layered geography: part natural environment, part working landscape, part growing urban fringe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a late-1950s topographical record, the map offers a valuable baseline for understanding environmental and urban change. Its depiction of forests, farms, neighborhoods, and transportation corridors allows modern viewers to compare the Georgetown area before later waves of suburban expansion, infrastructure growth, and ecological management. The presence of contour lines and land-cover information is especially important in a coastal region where drainage, elevation, wetlands, and river access all influence settlement. Even modest shifts in terrain matter here, and the USGS treatment makes those subtleties visible. The result is a map that speaks to conservation history as much as to geography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe charm of this sheet lies in its balance between technical authority and regional atmosphere. Georgetown’s historic setting, the branching rivers, the wooded tracts, and the carefully plotted roads all evoke a South Carolina landscape poised between old coastal patterns and modern development. The map does not merely show where places are; it shows how they relate—town to river, field to forest, neighborhood to highway, elevation to water. For anyone drawn to Southern history, Lowcountry landscapes, or the enduring beauty of USGS topography, “Easley” offers a richly detailed view of a place and period captured with remarkable cartographic restraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorgetown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaccamaw River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSampit River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoads and highways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParks and wooded areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgricultural land\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResidential neighborhoods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHilly terrain indicated by contour lines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePossible historical sites, though specific landmarks are not delineated\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 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated in 1957 and published in 1958\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical 1:62,500 topographical map incorporating 1957 survey data\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows Georgetown, South Carolina, and surrounding areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorgetown is a coastal city notable for historic sites and proximity to waterways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses a green and white color palette to show elevation and land-cover types\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes contour lines and water features to help interpret the terrain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflects late-1950s geography, land development, urban growth, and environmental change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepresents the USGS tradition of detailed topographical mapping for land use, conservation, and geographic education\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=\"\/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=\"\/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=\"\/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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