Rare Old Map of Tupper Lake, New York by USGS, 1955: Long Lake, Raquette Lake & Adirondack Mountains
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Titled “Long Lake,” this U.S. Geological Survey topographical map was compiled in 1955 and issued with a 1965 imprint, preserving a mid-twentieth-century...
Continua a leggereTitled “Long Lake,” this U.S. Geological Survey topographical map was compiled in 1955 and issued with a 1965 imprint, preserving a mid-twentieth-century portrait of the central Adirondacks in northern New York. At a scale of 1:62,500, it situates Tupper Lake within a broader landscape of lakes, rivers, forest tracts, roads, and settlements, giving the viewer both regional sweep and practical geographic detail. The map belongs to the USGS tradition of precise federal mapping, in which contours, hydrography, transportation routes, and land cover are brought together into a coherent visual record. Its greens, blues, browns, and fine linework evoke a terrain of deep woods, glacial basins, and rising uplands—an Adirondack landscape shaped as much by water and forest as by road and village.
The U.S. Geological Survey, founded in 1879, became the authoritative cartographic voice for the American landscape, and this map reflects its mature mid-century style. Rather than emphasizing political drama or decorative flourish, the sheet offers a disciplined, information-rich representation of place: contour lines reveal slope and elevation, blue lines and washes articulate the intricate lake and river systems, while roads, trails, and settlement symbols trace the human imprint upon a largely wild region. In the Adirondacks, such mapping was especially valuable, as the landscape’s complexity—its wooded ridges, water routes, wetlands, and remote camps—required careful surveying. The result is a map that is both technical and evocative, translating a rugged recreational and forested region into a clear, navigable cartographic language.
The geography shown is dominated by the lakes that give the Adirondacks much of their character. Long Lake, Tupper Lake, Raquette Lake, Indian Lake, Lake Lila, Little Tupper Lake, Forked Lake, and Blue Mountain Lake appear as a chain of distinctive water bodies embedded in heavy woodland and rolling upland. These lakes were not merely scenic features; they shaped travel, timber operations, settlement patterns, and later tourism throughout the region. The surrounding rivers and streams, including the Deer River and Oswegatchie River, suggest an older network of movement through the wilderness, long predating modern roads. Their presence on the map underscores the Adirondacks as a watershed landscape, where canoe routes, portages, fishing grounds, and forest industries were bound to the contours of water.
Human settlement appears sparingly but meaningfully, emphasizing the contrast between community and wilderness. Tupper Lake stands out as the principal populated place, historically associated with logging, rail access, and the rise of Adirondack recreation. Nearby names such as Harkness, Hossic Point, Oxbow Lake, Tully Lake, and Brick Pond add texture to the region’s local geography, marking hamlets, landings, and smaller natural features that would have mattered greatly to residents, travelers, and surveyors. State Route 30 is particularly important, threading through the map as a modern corridor across a terrain once navigated chiefly by water and trail. The depiction of roads alongside forest paths captures a transitional Adirondacks: increasingly accessible, yet still defined by remoteness, woodland, and topographic challenge.
As a historical document, the map records the Adirondack region at a moment when conservation, recreation, and development were all reshaping northern New York. The extensive greens and contouring convey a heavily forested, hilly terrain characteristic of Adirondack Park, while the mapped trails and forestry areas hint at land management, outdoor travel, and the continuing significance of natural resources. Comparing this 1955 survey picture with the region today would reveal changes in roads, settlement density, recreation infrastructure, and land use, yet the essential geographic framework remains beautifully recognizable: lakes cupped among uplands, rivers winding through forest, and small communities set within a vast protected landscape. “Long Lake” is therefore more than a topographic sheet; it is a finely ordered snapshot of Adirondack geography in the modern American mapping era.
Cities, towns and places on this map
- Tupper Lake
- Long Lake
- Raquette Lake
- Indian Lake
- Harkness
- Hossic Point
- Lake Lila
- Deer River
- Oswegatchie River
- Oxbow Lake
- Tully Lake
- Little Tupper Lake
- Brick Pond
- Blue Mountain Lake
- Forked Lake
- State Route 30
- Several trails and forestry areas
Historical context & cartographic details
- Map title: Long Lake
- Produced by the US Geological Survey (USGS)
- Historical 1:62,500 topographical map
- Dated 1955 with a 1965 imprint
- Uses varying greens to indicate elevation and vegetation
- Includes contour lines to show topography and landforms
- Features symbols for water bodies, roads, and other mapped details
- Shows varied elevations, lakes, and forested areas typical of the Adirondack region
- Reflects mid-20th-century geographical understanding of the area
- Useful for observing how land use, development, and natural resources may have changed over time
Looking for a particular place? Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, ask our workshop to check before you order.
Detailed 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.
This map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please get in touch.
The model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.
Where personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. See personalised map examples.
Every 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.
With 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? Explore our collection of rare old and vintage maps to discover another place, period or style.
This map is also available as a float framed canvas, sometimes known as a shadow gap framed canvas or canvas floater. The map is printed on artist's cotton canvas and then stretched over a handmade box frame. We then "float" the canvas inside a wooden frame, which is available in a range of colours (black, dark brown, oak, antique gold and white). This is a wonderful way to present a map without glazing in front. See some examples of float framed canvas maps and explore the differences between my different finishes.
For something truly unique, this map is also available in "Unique 3D", our trademarked process that dramatically transforms the map so that it has a wonderful sense of depth. We combine the original map with detailed topography and elevation data, so that mountains and the terrain really "pop". For more info and examples of 3D maps, check my Unique 3D page.
Titled “Long Lake,” this U.S. Geological Survey topographical map was compiled in 1955 and issued with a 1965 imprint, preserving a mid-twentieth-century portrait of the central Adirondacks in northern New York. At a scale of 1:62,500, it situates Tupper Lake within a broader landscape of lakes, rivers, forest tracts, roads, and settlements, giving the viewer both regional sweep and practical geographic detail. The map belongs to the USGS tradition of precise federal mapping, in which contours, hydrography, transportation routes, and land cover are brought together into a coherent visual record. Its greens, blues, browns, and fine linework evoke a terrain of deep woods, glacial basins, and rising uplands—an Adirondack landscape shaped as much by water and forest as by road and village.
The U.S. Geological Survey, founded in 1879, became the authoritative cartographic voice for the American landscape, and this map reflects its mature mid-century style. Rather than emphasizing political drama or decorative flourish, the sheet offers a disciplined, information-rich representation of place: contour lines reveal slope and elevation, blue lines and washes articulate the intricate lake and river systems, while roads, trails, and settlement symbols trace the human imprint upon a largely wild region. In the Adirondacks, such mapping was especially valuable, as the landscape’s complexity—its wooded ridges, water routes, wetlands, and remote camps—required careful surveying. The result is a map that is both technical and evocative, translating a rugged recreational and forested region into a clear, navigable cartographic language.
The geography shown is dominated by the lakes that give the Adirondacks much of their character. Long Lake, Tupper Lake, Raquette Lake, Indian Lake, Lake Lila, Little Tupper Lake, Forked Lake, and Blue Mountain Lake appear as a chain of distinctive water bodies embedded in heavy woodland and rolling upland. These lakes were not merely scenic features; they shaped travel, timber operations, settlement patterns, and later tourism throughout the region. The surrounding rivers and streams, including the Deer River and Oswegatchie River, suggest an older network of movement through the wilderness, long predating modern roads. Their presence on the map underscores the Adirondacks as a watershed landscape, where canoe routes, portages, fishing grounds, and forest industries were bound to the contours of water.
Human settlement appears sparingly but meaningfully, emphasizing the contrast between community and wilderness. Tupper Lake stands out as the principal populated place, historically associated with logging, rail access, and the rise of Adirondack recreation. Nearby names such as Harkness, Hossic Point, Oxbow Lake, Tully Lake, and Brick Pond add texture to the region’s local geography, marking hamlets, landings, and smaller natural features that would have mattered greatly to residents, travelers, and surveyors. State Route 30 is particularly important, threading through the map as a modern corridor across a terrain once navigated chiefly by water and trail. The depiction of roads alongside forest paths captures a transitional Adirondacks: increasingly accessible, yet still defined by remoteness, woodland, and topographic challenge.
As a historical document, the map records the Adirondack region at a moment when conservation, recreation, and development were all reshaping northern New York. The extensive greens and contouring convey a heavily forested, hilly terrain characteristic of Adirondack Park, while the mapped trails and forestry areas hint at land management, outdoor travel, and the continuing significance of natural resources. Comparing this 1955 survey picture with the region today would reveal changes in roads, settlement density, recreation infrastructure, and land use, yet the essential geographic framework remains beautifully recognizable: lakes cupped among uplands, rivers winding through forest, and small communities set within a vast protected landscape. “Long Lake” is therefore more than a topographic sheet; it is a finely ordered snapshot of Adirondack geography in the modern American mapping era.
Cities, towns and places on this map
- Tupper Lake
- Long Lake
- Raquette Lake
- Indian Lake
- Harkness
- Hossic Point
- Lake Lila
- Deer River
- Oswegatchie River
- Oxbow Lake
- Tully Lake
- Little Tupper Lake
- Brick Pond
- Blue Mountain Lake
- Forked Lake
- State Route 30
- Several trails and forestry areas
Historical context & cartographic details
- Map title: Long Lake
- Produced by the US Geological Survey (USGS)
- Historical 1:62,500 topographical map
- Dated 1955 with a 1965 imprint
- Uses varying greens to indicate elevation and vegetation
- Includes contour lines to show topography and landforms
- Features symbols for water bodies, roads, and other mapped details
- Shows varied elevations, lakes, and forested areas typical of the Adirondack region
- Reflects mid-20th-century geographical understanding of the area
- Useful for observing how land use, development, and natural resources may have changed over time
Looking for a particular place? Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, ask our workshop to check before you order.
Detailed 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.
This map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please get in touch.
The model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.
Where personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. See personalised map examples.
Every 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.
With 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? Explore our collection of rare old and vintage maps to discover another place, period or style.
This map is also available as a float framed canvas, sometimes known as a shadow gap framed canvas or canvas floater. The map is printed on artist's cotton canvas and then stretched over a handmade box frame. We then "float" the canvas inside a wooden frame, which is available in a range of colours (black, dark brown, oak, antique gold and white). This is a wonderful way to present a map without glazing in front. See some examples of float framed canvas maps and explore the differences between my different finishes.
For something truly unique, this map is also available in "Unique 3D", our trademarked process that dramatically transforms the map so that it has a wonderful sense of depth. We combine the original map with detailed topography and elevation data, so that mountains and the terrain really "pop". For more info and examples of 3D maps, check my Unique 3D page.
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Realizziamo gli ordini localmente in 23 paesi in tutto il mondo, così i regali possono spesso essere prodotti vicino al destinatario. Questo li aiuta ad arrivare più rapidamente, a viaggiare in maggiore sicurezza e a evitare sorprese legate a dazi doganali o di importazione.
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Most orders are made locally and delivered in around 2–3 working days, depending on the product, size and destination.
We print and frame maps and artwork in 24 countries around the world, so your order is usually made close to you or your recipient. That means faster delivery, less time in transit, and no customs or import duty surprises.
Personalised and customised pieces usually take an extra 1–2 working days, because we prepare your design and send it to you for approval before printing.
Very large framed orders can take a little longer, as they need extra care in production and delivery.
Every order is carefully packaged: unframed prints are sent in a strong protective tube, while framed pieces are securely packed with protective materials around the frame.
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Our standard frame is a gallery-style black ash hardwood frame, with a simple, modern look. It is approximately 20mm (0.8in) wide. You can also view some lovely customer photos of framed maps and art.
We use super-clear acrylic glazing, also known as Perspex or Acrylite, instead of traditional glass. It is lighter, safer, and has lower reflectivity, giving the artwork a clearer, cleaner appearance.
Six standard frame colours are available at no extra cost: black, dark brown, dark grey, oak, white, and antique gold. Custom framing and mounting/matting is also available for customers looking for something more specific.
Most maps, art prints, and illustrations are also available as a framed canvas. We use matte cotton canvas, stretch it over a sustainably sourced wooden box frame, and then float the piece within a wooden outer frame. The finished result is beautifully presented, with no glazing between you and the artwork.
All frames are supplied ready to hang, with either string or brackets fitted to the back. Very large frames will include heavy-duty hanging plates and/or a mounting baton. If you have any questions, please get in touch.
We can also supply old maps and artwork on canvas, foam board, cotton rag, and other materials.
If you would prefer to frame your map or artwork yourself, please read our size guide before ordering.
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Questa mappa può essere adattata a una particolare parete, stanza o progetto, e il nostro laboratorio può aiutare a coordinare dimensioni, materiale e incorniciatura prima della produzione.
- Dimensioni precise, extra-large e su misura
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- Consulenza su mappa e incorniciatura dal nostro laboratorio
- Produzione locale per progetti in tutto il mondo
Every Unique Maps piece begins with an authentic cartographic source or an original design from our London studio.
For our historic maps, we source rare originals from libraries, archives, auction houses and private collections around the world. We carefully restore each map for print—repairing age-related damage, balancing colour and improving clarity while preserving its original detail, texture and character.
Once restored, the map is prepared for your chosen size and finish. Your piece is then printed and, where selected, framed close to its delivery destination.
Our map prints use acid-free 200gsm archival matte paper and fade-resistant pigment inks, creating a rich, non-glossy finish designed to last. Framed maps use crystal-clear optical acrylic and arrive ready to hang.
Canvas, cotton-rag and other specialist presentations are also available. Learn more about our materials and finishes.
Personalising your map
You can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. For personalised designs, we send a proof before printing and you can request changes before approval.
For more complex bespoke commissions, contact our design team.
Original or Aged
Choose Original for true-to-source colour, or Aged for a warmer, richer antique character created with our specialist ageing process. See examples of our Aged maps.
Restauriamo e produciamo mappe e stampe d’arte dal 1984, e garantiamo personalmente ogni pezzo.
Ogni ordine è coperto dalla nostra garanzia di 10 anni e dalla garanzia di consegna senza danni. Se il vostro pezzo arriva danneggiato, lo sostituiremo o lo rifaremo gratuitamente. Se qualsiasi altro aspetto non fosse conforme, contattate il nostro team di laboratorio e provvederemo tempestivamente a risolvere il problema.
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