{"product_id":"old-map-of-darien-georgia-by-usgs-1979-altamaha-river-sapelo-sound-doboy-sound","title":"Old Map of Darien, Georgia by USGS, 1979 – Altamaha River, Sapelo Sound \u0026 Doboy Sound","description":"\u003cp\u003eTitled simply “Darien,” this 1979 US Geological Survey map presents the low-country landscape of coastal Georgia with the precision and quiet beauty characteristic of late twentieth-century federal cartography. At a scale of 1:24,000, it offers an intimate view of Darien and its surrounding marshes, waterways, roads, and settlements, enhanced by orthophoto elements that lend the map an unusually immediate, almost aerial quality. The result is both practical and atmospheric: a topographical document in which shaded relief, tonal variation, and carefully differentiated land classifications reveal the subtle forms of a coastal terrain shaped less by altitude than by water, sediment, forest, and tide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe US Geological Survey brought to this map nearly a century of institutional expertise in measuring and representing the American landscape. Founded in 1879, the USGS became synonymous with reliable topographic mapping, especially through its celebrated 7.5-minute quadrangles, which documented the nation at a scale useful for engineers, planners, scientists, and travelers alike. In “Darien,” that tradition is visible in the disciplined treatment of roads, waterways, wetland boundaries, elevation cues, and cultural features. The map’s orthophoto character adds another layer of authority, integrating photographic ground information with cartographic interpretation to create a richly legible portrait of place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDarien itself lies amid one of the most distinctive environments on the Atlantic coast: the tidal world of the Altamaha River delta and the sounds that open toward the sea. The map includes the Altamaha River, Sapelo Sound, Doboy Sound, Broughton Island, Lumber Landing, and a lacework of unnamed creeks and marsh channels. Here, the landscape is not organized by dramatic mountain forms but by drainage, salinity, mudflats, and vegetation. The colored distinctions between forest, wetland, open water, and developed ground make the map especially rewarding, revealing how human settlement occupies higher, drier margins while broad tidal wetlands dominate the surrounding geography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorically, Darien is one of Georgia’s most evocative coastal towns, associated with colonial settlement, rice cultivation, timber, shipping, and the complex history of the lower Altamaha region. By 1979, the town and its environs had entered a different era, one marked by highway travel, small-scale aviation, and changing relationships between commerce, conservation, and coastal development. The map records this moment with understated clarity. Georgia Highway 17 threads through the area, connecting Darien to the wider coastal corridor, while Darien Crooked River Airport marks the presence of modern infrastructure within a landscape still powerfully defined by rivers, creeks, and marshlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical document, this map captures the Darien region at a particular point in its transformation. Roads, land uses, waterways, and populated places appear in a configuration that may differ from the present coast, where development, environmental management, and natural processes continue to reshape the terrain. Notable locations such as Satellite Beach, Lumber Landing, and Broughton Island sit within a broader mosaic of wetlands and water bodies, emphasizing the close interdependence of settlement and ecology. Elegant in its restraint and dense with geographic information, “Darien” is a compelling record of coastal Georgia’s terrain, infrastructure, and tidal character as surveyed and represented in 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDarien, Georgia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAltamaha River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSapelo Sound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoboy Sound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLumber Landing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBroughton Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorgia Highway 17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatellite Beach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDarien Crooked River Airport\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious water bodies and wetlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional unnamed rivers and streams in the area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the US Geological Survey (USGS).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDated and published in 1979.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1:24,000 topographical map featuring orthophoto aspects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCenters on the populated place of Darien, Georgia, and includes surrounding areas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflects the USGS tradition of reliable topographical mapping based on precise survey data.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures shaded relief to help show elevation changes across the region.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrates varying elevations, waterways, land uses, geographic features, and landforms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaptures the historical landscape of Darien and its surroundings in 1979, including infrastructure and natural features that may have changed over time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses distinct coloring to indicate forests, wetlands, and urban areas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes delineated roads to support navigation 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=\"\/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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