{"product_id":"old-map-of-escalante-utah-by-usgs-1964-escalante-river-big-flat","title":"Old Map of Escalante, Utah by USGS, 1964 – Escalante River \u0026 Big Flat","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1983 using survey data from 1964, “Escalante” presents a precise and evocative portrait of one of southern Utah’s most storied landscapes. At 1:24,000 scale, the map captures the town of Escalante and its surrounding terrain with the clarity and authority associated with USGS topographic mapping. This is a landscape of transition: settlement giving way to canyon country, cultivated or traveled ground dissolving into arid uplands, washes, ridges, and open desert. The map records a moment before later waves of tourism, conservation, and infrastructure reshaped public understanding of the region. Its careful contours, roads, drainage lines, and land-cover colors make it both a technical document and a historical snapshot of mid-twentieth-century Utah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEscalante itself appears as the central human landmark, a small but historically resonant town founded in the nineteenth century and named for the Franciscan explorer Silvestre Vélez de Escalante. The settlement occupies a strategic position near the Escalante River, long an essential corridor through this rugged country. On the map, roads and tracks show the practical geography of access: routes connecting town, valley, ranchland, and surrounding high ground. The presence of designated roads, scattered place names, and developed areas hints at the rhythms of rural life in Garfield County during the 1960s. Rather than depicting a wilderness untouched by people, the map reveals a lived-in edge country, where agriculture, travel, grazing, and exploration intersect with a dramatic natural setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe topographic language of the map is especially compelling. Dense contour lines model the rise and fall of the Escalante region, making visible the hills, valleys, benches, and rugged breaks that define this part of Utah. The Escalante River and nearby drainage patterns thread through the sheet, suggesting the erosive forces that carved the broader canyonlands for which the area is famous. Subtle shifts of color, from greens to beige and tan tones, distinguish vegetated zones from drier open lands, communicating the ecological contrasts of the high desert. These cartographic choices do more than aid navigation; they translate geology, elevation, and vegetation into a readable visual composition, revealing the physical character of the land at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map belongs to a period when USGS quadrangles were indispensable tools for planners, scientists, land managers, travelers, and local communities. By the time of its 1983 publication, Escalante’s surrounding region was increasingly recognized for its scenic and recreational value, though it had not yet acquired the full national prominence it would gain in later decades. The map’s 1964 survey basis is therefore particularly valuable, preserving the configuration of roads, settlements, and land use before substantial modern changes. It shows the Escalante area in a quieter era, when access to nearby canyons, plateaus, and backcountry routes was more limited, and when the landscape remained less mediated by contemporary tourism infrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors, “Escalante” offers a refined combination of scientific accuracy, historical depth, and visual drama. Its subject is a gateway to some of the American Southwest’s most extraordinary terrain: canyon systems, desert valleys, high benches, and remote uplands associated with the greater Escalante country. The map’s beauty lies in its disciplined restraint—contours, symbols, names, roads, and color fields working together to describe a complex landscape with elegant precision. It evokes both the intimacy of a town map and the grandeur of a regional geological study. As a historical topographic document, it preserves the Escalante area at a pivotal moment, poised between traditional rural use and the growing national fascination with Utah’s red-rock wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEscalante\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Flat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Escalante River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecific designated roads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNearby valleys and mountainous regions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePotential recreational areas, parks, and landmarks associated with Escalante and surrounding natural features\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by the US Geological Survey (USGS)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated from 1964 survey data and published in 1983\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical 1:24,000 topographical map of the area around Escalante, Utah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures contour lines to show elevation changes and topographic relief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses colors ranging from green to beige to indicate vegetation and arid land\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepicts natural features and infrastructure, showing the area’s development and use over time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows mixed terrain, including hills, valleys, and rugged landscapes typical of southern Utah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaptures the Escalante area before extensive modern development and infrastructure changes\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=\"\/it\/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=\"\/it\/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=\"\/it\/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. 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