GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES; PATUXENT FOLIO, MARYLAND-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FOLIO 152 by Shattuck, George Burbank, Benjamin LeRoy Miller, Arthur Bibbins and Charles D. Walcott - 1907

Washington, D. C.: Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, 1906 Book. Very Good -. Printer Wrapper. First Edition. Elephant Folio. (2) 7 pp + 2 Sheets, topographical & geologic descriptions of the St. Marys Quadrangle, including sketches, figures, topography sheet, and an aeral geology sheet. First Edition: Engraved and printed by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1906. "The features on the topographic map are of three kinds -- (1) inequalities of surface, called relief, as plains, plateaus, valleys, hills, and mountains; (2) distribution of water, called drainage, as streams, lakes, and swamps; (3) the works of man, called culture, as roads, railroads, boundaries, villages, and cities." 6" closed tear to top edge front wrapper with a 2" closed tear to bottom edge rear wrapper, and light age-toning to both. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Heavy card stock with black backstrip..