Name/Title
A MAP OF THE PART OF THE MANOR OF CORTLANDT, LYING EAST OF THE CROTON RIVEREntry/Object ID
V 3151Description
Long, rectangular hand drawn map in ink and water colors and pasted onto another piece of paper, of the Manor of Cortlant; title appears in lower left corner "A Map of the part of the Manor / of Cortlandt, lying East of the / Croton River. Surveyed in April and / May, 1828, for Genl. Philip V. Cortlandt / by Geoff (sic) Cartwright (double underscored) / A Dam at Z will flood the Land to the Yellow Line (underscored);" sketch of lots denoted by letters A-I and K, with body of water on right side, "Part of Kipp. Farm" In lower left and "Purdy Farm" at right center; also noted are "Level of Tide Hudson River," "Still Water," Rapids," "Level of Grist Mill Dam," "Upper Road, " "P. Williams, " "Beech," W. Oak," Cedar," with "Mill House" and various unnamed structures illustrated; two sets of numerical figures appear at just left of bottom center and center; numerical figures along the boundary lines; notes and numbers in pencil all over the map; reverse (pasted paper) is blank.Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
18-1/4 inWidth
38-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 18 1/4 x 38 1/2 in. (46.4 x 97.8 cm)Material
Laid paper, ink, water colors, penciRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Philip Van Cortlandt (1749-1831)Notes
SubjectPerson or Organization
Geoffrey CartwrightNotes
SurveyorGeneral Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 29DNote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial