Benjamin's New Map of the Hudson River

Map

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Benjamin's New Map of the Hudson River

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.17

Description

Wood engraved map, with moveable wooden type, of the Hudson River from 1845: title appears across the top: "BENJAMIN'S NEW MAP / OF THE / HUDSON RIVER"; map runs vertically down the middle with text on either side; Lake George and Whitehall to the north and Staten Island to the south; both shores of the river depicted; Brooklyn, "N.York," Tarrytown, Peekskill, Troy and many other towns and cities marked; Kings, Putnam, Orange, Ulster, Dutchess, Green, Rensselaer, Albany, Washington and Saratoga counties; New Jersey boundary line; light house; "Stony Point, 15 July, 1779," Anthony's Nose, Sugar Loaf , Butter Hill and more, some with elevation figures,; fort names; rail lines marked and named, "N.Y. and Erie Railroad," "Mohawk and Hudson Railroad," "Schenectada (sic) and Troy," "Schenectada (sic) and Saratoga," "Rensselaer and Saratoga," "Railroad to Greenbush;" steamboat landings; "Stage Road to Sandyhill / &Dunham's Basin;" "Champlain Canal;" map is flanked by text including information about the "STEAM-BOAT TROY, OF TROY," "TROY AND SCHENECTADY RAIL-ROAD," "Rensselaer and Saratoga Rail-Road," "STEAM-BOAT EMPIRE, OF TROY," "CITY OF TROY;" other places described are West Troy, Albany, Athens, Catskill, Stony Point, Newburgh, West Point, Greenbush, Hudson City, Breakneck Hill, Sing Sing, Tarrytown and the Palisades; "Sleepy Hollow" and "Washington Irving" mentioned; the date 1845 appears in the upper right corner as part of the design; an illustration of the steamboat Troy fills the center top; an inset box stating that the map "MAY BE HAD AT THE / Bar of the Steam-Boat TROY, / Books and the New Publications of the day." appears in the upper right corner; the map is surrounded by a border; another border appears around the entire document.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Map 17

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

30 in

Width

10-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 30 x 10 3/4 in. (76.2 x 27.3 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Three horizontal and one vertical crease/fold marks; staining on front and back; imprint of paper clip on front and back; some tears along edges, especially on upper left front.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library