Name/Title
6 Section Portion of Rockland County / Portion of Westchester CountyEntry/Object ID
L.2004.90Description
Photoengraved and hand watercolored maps, two pages taped together from an atlas, representing parts of Rockland and Westchester Counties, respectively; title of left page as follows, "6 SECTION / PORTION OF / ROCKLAND COUNTY," and title on right page as follows, "SECTION 6 / PORTION OF / WESTCHESTER COUNTY;" scale appears to left of second title; map runs on left page from "ORANGEBURG AVENUE" to "NORWOOD," incorporating the "NEW YORK ORANGE TOWN" and "NEW JERSEY HARRINGTON TOWNSHIP" borders (across the center) on the left and the length of the "HUDSON RIVER" on the right; soundings marked in the Hudson River; "SPARKILL," "TAPPAN," "PALLISADES," "ROCKLAND CEMETERY," "TAPPAN TRACT / SALT MEADOWS / PHILIPSE TRACT / CLOSTER TRACT," "TAPPAN ZEE," "W. H. WHITON / WATER GRANT," "SNEDEN'S / LAND'G (sic)," "PROPOSED FORT AND PALISADES RAILROAD;" "MAJOR ANDRE / Built 1763 / "76 House", "WASHINGTON / HEADQUARTERS;" "NORTHVALE" and "NORWOOD," ; text at upper right side of this page, in river section, reads "IN ORDER TO INCLUDE MORE UPLAND THE WIDTH OF THE / RIVER AT THIS POINT IS CONTRACTED TO ABOUT 8100 FEET / AND THE SOUNDINGS GIVEN ARE ONLY FOR THE CENTRAL PART / OF THE CHANNEL.;" text at bottom right side of page, outside of map borders, reads "IN ORDER TO INCLUDE MORE UPLAND THE WIDTH OF THE / RIVER AT THIS POINT IS CONTRACTED TO ABOUT 3600 FEET / AND THE SOUNDINGS GIVEN ARE ONLY FOR THE CENTRAL PART / OF THE CHANNEL.;" "1891" is written in pencil at the center bottom of this page; on the center left edge, written in red pencil, is "ANDRE'S / PRISON / ANAPI / MONU- / MENT / WASH 'T (sic) / HEAD- / QUAR- / TERS;" the second (right side) page runs from "SUNNYSIDE LANE" in Irvington to "HIGH STREET" in Hastings, with a bit of the Hudson River along the inner (left) edge, and "CROOK FARM" to the "CITY OF GREENBURGH / CITY OF YONKERS" border on the right; "IRVINGTON," "DOBBS FERRY," "HASTINGS," "ARDSLEY COMPANY;" "CROTON AQUEDUCT," "NEW AQUEDUCT," "SAW MILL OR NEPERAN RIVER," "WOODLANDS LAKE;" "CENTRAL AND HUDSON RIVER RAIL ROAD," "NEW YORK AND NORTHERN WESTERN R.R.;" "BROADWAY," "PROPOSED RAPID TRANSIT," "SAW MILL RIVER DRIVE OR NEPERAN AVENUE," "SPRAIN BROOK ROAD," "CENTRAL PARK AVENUE; "SUNNYSIDE / Washington Irving / Est. (sic)" "MANHATTAN COLLEGE," "ANCHOR BREWING CO.," "ARDLSEY / PARK / CO.," "Hotel / Bellevue," "DOBBS FERRY LAND & IMPROVEMENT CO.," "The Misses Masters / Private School," "Westminster Classical School / for Boys," "Orphan / Asylum / St. / Christopher's Home," "Mutual Life / Ins. (sic) / Co.," "MT. HOPE CEMETARY;" "WASHINGTON HILL," "FORT HILL;" properties and streets marked and colored and named; text in lower right corner, outside of map borders, reads "COPYRIGHTED 1891, BY WATSON & CO;" both pages are continuously bordered by a black line which is bordered by a thinner black line, with the names of properties breaking through the borders on the right side of the right page; colors include several shades of green, pink, yellow and blue as well as orange; "ATLAS / OF / HUDSON RIVER / VALLEY" is written in pencil on the upper, near center, reverse left side; "53" is written vertically in red pencil on reverse bottom left side; "$15.00" is written vertically in pencil in lower right corner; "Sp. 8411 / 3/22/51 / Milton L. / Bernstein" is written in ink on a red and white sticker glued onto the lower right corner; a strip of paper tape runs vertically down the reverse side center or left edge of the right side page.Made/Created
Manufacturer
Watson & CompanyDate made
1891Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
20-3/8 inWidth
30-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 20 3/8 x 30 1/2 in. (51.8 x 77.5 cm)Material
Paper (wove), ink, WatercolorCondition
Notes
Remarks: Two pages cut from atlas; pasted on linen; joined down the center, on the back, with paper tape; join is separating and has come apart, especially at bottom; one stain mark from tape on upper left side and two stain marks from tape on upper right side and one on lower right side below crease and slight chipping; brown stains at top center and bottom right near center (on both sides of center); red stains on upper right and left reverse sides; brown stains on middle right and lower left sides; shadows of erasures on upper portions on reverse side; paper tape split and torn on reverse side; surface dirt, especially at edges on both sides.Relationships
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