Bear Mountain Map 1901 — Framed USGS Hudson Highlands Print

Which finish

The same print, five ways

Prices are for the size you have chosen above — change the size and these change with it. Tap one to choose it.

Framed and canvas arrive ready to hang. Paper arrives as the print alone — if you are framing it yourself, measure the print size, not the framed size quoted in the picker. Every finish is the same restored file at the same resolution: the finish changes what the print is mounted on, never the image.

The story of this map

The first miles of the Appalachian Trail ever opened to the public were cut at Bear Mountain in 1923, which makes this corner of New York the trail’s real birthplace. This sheet maps it twenty-two years earlier.

The Hudson dominates it. The river comes down through the Highlands in a deep blue band, squeezing between Bear Mountain on the west bank and Anthonys Nose on the east, and West Point sits on its bend upstream with the Academy grounds drawn in. Around the water the land climbs immediately, so the sheet is a study in contrast: flat blue river, crowded brown hills.

There is no trail on it. In 1901 the Highlands were quarry country and estate country, and the map shows roads, landings and the West Shore railroad rather than footpaths — which is exactly why it reads as history rather than as a guide.

We print it as a restored reproduction in our Framed Topographic Maps collection.

Before and after

Left: the archive scan exactly as published. Right: the file that goes to the printer.

Bear Mountain and the Hudson Highlands Topographic Map, 1901: archive scan compared with the restored print

Archive scanRestored

Restoration notes

Scanner margins squared up, colour cast and levels balanced while keeping the warm tone of the paper, dust and specks removed, gentle sharpening. No contour, name or symbol is redrawn, and nothing is added that the surveyors did not print.

About this particular sheet. These sheets are scans of the Survey's own file copies. Small archive stamps, pencilled accession numbers and, on older sheets, the creases of having been folded, sit in the paper margins outside the map itself. They are part of the sheet's history and we print them as they are rather than paint them out.

Every print carries its archive credit on the packing slip. Paper tone and small imperfections of the original are kept on purpose; nothing is redrawn.

Questions

Is this an original antique map?

No. It is a new archival print made from a restored high-resolution scan of the 1901 sheet held in the US Geological Survey's Historical Topographic Map Collection. We never sell originals.

Is the Appalachian Trail marked on this map?

No. This sheet predates the trail in this section, so there is no trail line to show. It is sold for the country it maps, which is the country the trail crosses.

What ground does the sheet cover?

The West Point, New York quadrangle at 1:62,500. Named on it: Bear Mountain, West Point, Anthonys Nose.

How large can I print it?

Up to 24 × 36 inches. Every size we offer is checked against the restored file itself, so the largest size listed is one this scan genuinely supports at 200 dpi or better — we do not upscale.

Does it come framed?

Yes, if you choose a framed option. Prints are made to order on archival matte paper and framed in black, white or oak in or near the country of delivery; unframed paper and canvas are also available.

Colours vary between screens and paper. The tone you see here is a close match to the archival matte print; framed prints have no glass glare in these previews.

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Size	Metric	Best for
12×16 in	30×41 cm	Desk, shelf, small wall, gallery groupings
12×18 in	30×46 cm	Desk, shelf, small wall, gallery groupings
16×20 in	41×51 cm	Above a desk or console, hallway, bedroom
16×24 in	41×61 cm	Above a desk or console, hallway, bedroom
20×20 in	51×51 cm	Over a sofa or bed, statement wall, office
18×24 in	46×61 cm	Above a desk or console, hallway, bedroom
24×24 in	61×61 cm	Over a sofa or bed, statement wall, office
20×30 in	51×76 cm	Over a sofa or bed, statement wall, office
24×30 in	61×76 cm	Over a sofa or bed, statement wall, office
24×32 in	61×81 cm	Over a sofa or bed, statement wall, office
24×36 in	61×91 cm	Over a sofa or bed, statement wall, office

Bear Mountain and the Hudson Highlands Topographic Map, 1901

The same print, five ways

Before and after

Restoration notes

Add a second print and take 10% off the cheaper framed one