{"product_id":"old-map-of-davis-california-by-usgs-1907-woodland-sacramento-river-putah-creek","title":"Old Map of Davis, California by USGS, 1907 – Woodland, Sacramento River \u0026 Putah Creek","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1907 by the United States Geological Survey, “Davisville” is a finely observed topographical portrait of Yolo County and the western edge of the Sacramento Valley at the dawn of the twentieth century. Centered on the settlement now known simply as Davis, the map captures a landscape in transition: agricultural fields, watercourses, rail connections, and rural communities arranged across the flat, fertile lowlands of northern California. At a scale of 1:62,500, it offers both regional breadth and local precision, revealing the spatial relationships between Davis, Woodland, the Sacramento River, Putah Creek, Lake Washington, and the surrounding wetlands. Its restrained early USGS palette and precise linework give the map an understated elegance, while its contours and hydrographic detail speak to the scientific ambitions of American mapping in this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe United States Geological Survey, established in 1879, brought a new rigor to the mapping of the American landscape. Its topographic sheets were not merely navigational aids, but instruments of national understanding, recording elevation, drainage, settlement, transportation, and land use with systematic care. This Davisville sheet belongs to that formative era of federal cartography, when surveyors were documenting the rapidly developing West in a standardized visual language. Contour lines trace subtle changes in elevation across a generally level valley floor, while rivers, sloughs, creeks, and wetlands are clearly distinguished from cultivated land. The result is a map that is both practical and poetic: an official scientific document that also preserves the texture of a rural California landscape before the full force of twentieth-century growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavis itself appears here before its later identity as a major university town became fully established. Known today for the University of California, Davis, environmental innovation, bicycles, and agricultural research, the place shown on this map was still closely tied to fields, railroads, and water management. The Southern Pacific Railroad is a defining presence, reflecting the importance of rail infrastructure in linking farm communities to Sacramento, the Bay Area, and broader western markets. Nearby Woodland, the county seat of Yolo County, anchors the northern portion of the sheet, while roads and rural routes suggest the practical geography of early automobile and wagon-era travel. Seen today, the map offers a fascinating view of Davis before suburban expansion, campus growth, and modern highways transformed the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWater is one of the great protagonists of the Davisville map. The Sacramento River defines a major eastern boundary of the landscape, accompanied by a complex network of sloughs, creeks, wetlands, and low-lying areas. Sutter Slough, Putah Creek, McDocket Creek, Lake Washington, and associated marshlands evoke a hydrological world that shaped settlement, agriculture, flooding, and transportation. In the early 1900s, understanding these waterways was essential for farming, reclamation, levee construction, and regional planning. The USGS treatment of the riverine landscape is especially compelling: water bodies are rendered with clarity and restraint, while surrounding landforms and drainage patterns reveal the delicate balance between cultivation and natural floodplain. This is a map of fertile promise, but also of environmental complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical document, Davisville records a California landscape poised between nineteenth-century settlement patterns and modern development. Agricultural land dominates the surrounding countryside, reminding us that Yolo County’s identity has long been rooted in rich soils, irrigation, and the productivity of the Sacramento Valley. Routes that would later evolve or be superseded by modern corridors, including the line associated with California Highway 16, appear within a more spacious rural framework. The map’s quiet precision allows contemporary viewers to compare past and present: the growth of Davis, the reshaping of wetlands, the expansion of transportation networks, and the enduring importance of rivers and creeks. Elegant, informative, and historically resonant, it is a compelling image of northern California at a pivotal moment in its development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoodland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSacramento River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Washington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePutah Creek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYolo County\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSutter Slough\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcDocket Creek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouthern Pacific Railroad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalifornia Highway 16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgricultural land areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater bodies and wetlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap name: \u003cem\u003eDavisville\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by the US Geological Survey in 1907\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical 1:62,500 topographical map of Davis, California and the surrounding area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe USGS was established in 1879 and became a vital source of scientific data and mapping in the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures clear delineation of landforms, water bodies, and early 20th-century infrastructure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses a muted color palette typical of early 20th-century cartography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows elevation changes with contour lines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides insight into the geographical layout and infrastructure of early 1900s California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflects historical land use, development patterns, and hydrological features of the region\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). 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