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Des Moines, Iowa: USGS topographic map, 1:62,500 (1905–1956)
USGS historical topographic quadrangle of Des Moines, Iowa, at 1:62,500 (15 x 15 minute). 5 editions: 1905, 1907, 1956. Shows terrain by contour lines, rivers and lakes, roads, railroads, towns and buildings.
- Date
- 1905–1956
- Mapmaker / publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Place
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Scale
- 1:62,500
- Collection
- USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection
- Archive
- USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection
- Type
- USGS topographic map
- Editions
- 5
- Footprint
- 41.5° to 41.75° N, -93.75° to -93.5° E
Public domainsafest
Reason: a USGS map: a work of the US government, not protected by copyright in the US (17 U.S.C. 105).
Read from: USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection: maps made by the U.S. Geological Survey are US government works (17 U.S.C. 105).
Credit line
"Des Moines, Iowa: USGS topographic map, 1:62,500 (1905–1956)" (1905–1956). U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection. Public domain. https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5a8a3ba3e4b00f54eb3e5462Need maps for a whole project? Add Find Any Map to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 94395.
All 5 editions
Each edition as the USGS published it, with a GeoTIFF (image) and a GeoPDF download.
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