{"product_id":"map-of-cody-wyoming-by-usgs-1987-shoshone-river-heart-mountain-absaroka-mountains","title":"Map of Cody, Wyoming by USGS, 1987 – Shoshone River, Heart Mountain \u0026 Absaroka Mountains","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1987 from survey data gathered that same year, the U.S. Geological Survey’s “Cody Quadrangle” presents a provisional yet richly informative portrait of Cody, Wyoming, and the dramatic terrain that frames this historic gateway to the Greater Yellowstone region. The map captures the city’s relationship to the Shoshone River, nearby roadways, surveyed land divisions, trails, and the broken uplands that rise toward the Absaroka Mountains. As a late twentieth-century topographic document, it records Cody at a particular moment in its development, balancing its role as a regional service center, tourism hub, and landscape shaped by ranching, recreation, and access to some of the American West’s most celebrated wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe U.S. Geological Survey brought to this map more than a century of scientific cartographic practice. Founded in 1879, the USGS became the nation’s principal authority for mapping terrain, water systems, mineral resources, and public lands, producing quadrangle maps that served engineers, hikers, planners, conservationists, and government agencies alike. Its topographic sheets are prized for their combination of precision and visual restraint: every contour, drainage, road, boundary, and benchmark participates in a larger geographic narrative. In the “Cody Quadrangle,” that tradition is visible in the careful representation of elevation, settlement, and infrastructure, offering a disciplined view of a landscape whose cultural and natural histories are deeply intertwined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCody itself occupies a place of unusual resonance in the history of the American West. Named for William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, the town grew as a planned community and tourism gateway, drawing visitors toward Yellowstone National Park while retaining the character of a high-plains Wyoming settlement. The map’s depiction of the populated area, road network, and surrounding open country reflects the practical geography of movement: routes threading through town, trails and footpaths reaching outward, and land survey lines marking the organization of space. Nearby Heart Mountain, one of the region’s most recognizable landmarks, adds a powerful visual and historical anchor to the surrounding terrain, standing apart from the plains with striking prominence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe topographic character of the map is especially compelling. Contour lines articulate the folds, slopes, valleys, and benches around Cody, transforming elevation into a precise graphic language. The Shoshone River and associated waterways trace the low corridors of the landscape, while hills and uplands gather density through nested contour intervals. Lakes and other defined water bodies punctuate the terrain, suggesting both natural drainage and the managed hydrology so important to settlement in this semi-arid region. The standardized USGS color palette clarifies the relationship between built features, vegetation, hydrography, and relief, making the sheet not only scientifically useful but aesthetically elegant in its ordered depiction of the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eViewed historically, the 1987 “Cody Quadrangle” is a record of a western landscape in transition. It preserves the arrangement of roads, parks, trails, land markers, and urban development as they stood in the late twentieth century, before subsequent changes in infrastructure, recreation, and land use altered the local geography. Its proximity to Yellowstone National Park and the Absaroka Mountains lends the map broader significance, placing Cody within a region defined by tourism, public lands, wildlife habitat, and monumental scenery. For collectors, historians, and admirers of the American West, this map offers a finely measured glimpse of Wyoming’s high country, where town, river, mountain, and frontier memory converge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCody, Wyoming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShoshone River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbsaroka Mountains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYellowstone National Park nearby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeart Mountain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLakes, unspecified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor roadways, unspecified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious trails and footpaths, unspecified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParks, defined but not named\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurveyed sections and land markers, various\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the U.S. Geological Survey using survey data from 1987 and published in 1987.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarked as a provisional map.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe U.S. Geological Survey is known for detailed topographical mapping used for navigation, planning, education, land management, and environmental studies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map highlights Cody, Wyoming, and the surrounding region, including notable landmarks and geographic features.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses a traditional topographical style with contour lines to show elevation changes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows terrain features including hills, valleys, waterways, and other natural features.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses a standardized color scheme for clarity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflects the geographic state of Cody and its surroundings in 1987, before later changes in infrastructure, land use, and development patterns.\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=\"\/de\/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=\"\/de\/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=\"\/de\/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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