7 Section Portion of Rockland County / Portion of Westchester County

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.91

Description

Lithographed and hand watercolored maps, two pages taped together from an atlas, representing parts of Rockand and Westchester Counties, respectively: title of left page as follows, "7 SECTION / PORTION OF / ROCKLAND COUNTY" and "SECTION 7 / PORTION OF / WESTCHESTER COUNTY;" scale appears to left of second title; text at upper part of the Hudson River reads "IN ORDER TO INCLUDE MORE UPLAND THE WIDTH OF THE / RIVER AT THIS POINT IS CONTRACTED TO ABOUT 4000 FEET / AND THE SOUNDINGS GIVEN ARE ONLY FOR THE CENTRAL PART / OF THE CHANNEL.;" text in bottom part of the Hudson River reads "IN ORDER TO INCLUDE MORE UPLAND THE WIDTH OF THE / RIVER AT THIS POINT IS CONTRACTED TO ABOUT 4000 FEET / AND THE SOUNDINGS GIVEN ARE ONLY FOR THE CENTRAL PART / OF THE CHANNEL.;" map runs on the left side from properties near the "NYACK / RURAL / CEMETERY" and the "CLARKSTOWN TOWNSHIP LINE / ORANGETOWN TOWNSHIP LINE" down to "ORANGEBURG" and "BLAUVELT," all in Rockland County, and, on the right side, from the property of "Jane G. Phelps," just above "NORTH TARRYTOWN" to "EAST IRVINGTON" and "ELMSFORD", all in Westchester County; complimentary section of the Hudson River runs down most of the farthermost right side of the left page; points of interest in Rockland County include property identified by name and, or, owners' names; "NYACK / RURAL / CEMETERY," "OAK HILL / CEMETERY," "ROCKLAND R.R.," "WEST SHORE R.R.," "NORTHERN RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY," "N.H. STEAMBOAT CO.," "NYACK / ROWING CLUB," "THE BIGHT," "PIERMONT / ROWING ASS'N. (sic)," "SNAKE HILL," "MT. / NEBO," schools, hotels, churches, docks, ship yards; points of interest in Westchester County include named streets and areas identified by property and, or, owners' names including "Wm. Rockefeller," "A.C. Kingsland, Est. (sic)," "Jay Gould / LYNDEHURST (sic)," "WOLFERT'S DELL," "SUNNYSIDE / Washington Irving / Est. (sic)," "E.S. JAFFRAY," "A. BIERSTADT;" places of interest include "SLEEPY HOLLOW CEMETERY," "REF. / CH. (sic)," "ANDRE / MONUMENT," "TARRYTOWN WATER WORKS," "SACKETT'S QUARRY," "WESTCHESTER COUNTY HOUSE / FARM AND PROPERTY:" "ANDRE BROOK," "CROTON AQUEDUCT," "SAW MILL RIVER," "NEPERAN RIVER," "BROWNS (sic) POND; " "POCANTICO HILLS P.O," "EASTVIEW," "GLENVILLE," "NEW YORK CENTRAL AND HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD," "N.Y. AND NORTHERN R.R." with "TARRYTOWN R.R. STATION," "SLEEPY HOLLOW / R.R. STATION," and "R.R. STA. (sic)" at Pocantico Hills; "IRVING INSTITUTE," ""THE CASTLE,"" "ST. JOHNS (sic) SCHOOL," churches, schools, docks; "FERRY TO NYACK," "KINGSLAND / OR / TARRYTOWN / LIGHT HOUSE;" properties and streets marked and colored and named; "1891" is written in pencil at the bottom, near the center join; 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; "53" is written vertically in red pencil on reverse bottom left side; "$15.00" is written vertically in pencil in lower right corner; "Sp. 8412 / 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 & Company

Date made

1891

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Map 53b

Sp. 8412

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

20-1/2 in

Width

30-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 20 1/2 x 30 3/4 in. (52.1 x 78.1 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Two pages from an atlas, pasted on linen, joined at the back by tape; stain marks from other tape on upper left and right; other stain marks on upper left, slight creasing near center left top; surface dirt, especially around edges; tape stains on both upper left and right sides on reverse side, the right being very dark as remnant of tape is in place; some surface dirt, staining and foxing on reverse side.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

L.2004.39 - Map - Similar item L.2004.92 - Map - Similar item L.2004.93 - Map - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28D

Note Type

Department

Note

Library