Name/Title
CROTON RIVER DRAFT TO SHEW [TORN] AND DIFFERENT SITES OF THE BUILDINGS DESTROYED BY THE IRRUPTION OF THE WATERS OF THE CROTON AT THE GIVING WAY OF THE CITY DAM.Entry/Object ID
L.2004.32Description
Hand drawn map, in ink and watercolors, of area affected by flood waters: title appears on the upper right side, "Croton River to Shew (torn and missing area) and Different Sites of the Buildings Destroyed by the Irruption (sic) of the Waters of the Croton at the giving way of the City Dam / Belonging to Messrs Bailey -- / By Geo. W. Cartwright, C. E. / Aug. 1841 -- / Note. The Red line shews (sic) the Boundary affected by the Flood / on the Land side South of the River.;" river depicted across the page and downwards on the right; outlines and dimensions of buildings; "Croton River," "Canal or Fluma;" features include "Wood Land;" "Island," "Dry Channel," "Orchard," "Old Bank of River," "Island of Launsbury," "Land of Tompkins," Wood Land covered with Sand," "B B Trees," "Trees believed to have been the North / line of the stream before the Flood," "Site of Cedar / carried away / 2 men lost," "Oak / 2 Saved / on it," "B Oak / 4 saved on it," "Steep Bank to prevent channel of River;" "Dug Way Road," "Present Broadway," "Raceways," "Site of Road;" "Dwellings," "Rolling Mill," "Were (sic) / Factory," "Annealing House," "Gardens," "Stable," "Barn & Shed," "Store," "New Dwelling Hs / built since the Flood;" "Old Bank of River / Dwelling Hs. (sic), ""Rem. (sic) of Pier," "Pier Gone," "Remains of Pier, "Remains of Dam ;"vertical text inset on lower left side as follows: "Island of Tompkins;" text inset on left bottom side as follows: " (circle with a dot in the middle) Denotes Trees, the figures express / the height [faded words] by [faded word] / [faded words] above the ground;" text on lower left of center as follows: " 2 Water Wheels 18 x 14 / 1 Do Do 18 x 8 / 1 Do Flutter," text inset on lower left as follows: " Buildings destroyed / 1 Brew House / 2 Dwelling Houses / 1 Do ' Do " / 1 Corn Crib / 1 The Rolling Mill / 1 The Wire Drawing Mill / 1 The Annealing House / 1 Dry Goods & Grocery Store / 1 Stable / 1 Barn / 6 Sheds & out buildings / 2 Flumes with their Gates ' 1 Dwelling House East of Dam / 4 Bridges, not including the Town Bridge / 1 (underscored) Long Dam - 284 / Total 25 Buildings & Errections covering an area of 20270 square feet;" text inset on lower right of center as follows: "Acres / Land affected South of Bend 16.23 / Island originally 1.04 1.04 / increased E. by the / N. to W. and 0.72 / at Steep Bank estimated / Land carried away 0.91 (underscored) / Land East of Bend & N. of / River 18.18 (underscored), [illegible letter] Tompkins side, line of River not known;" text inset on bottom right of center as follows: "Stone Wall - 92 rods / Board & Picker - 99 / Rails - 59 (underscored) / Fences, etc. 250 rods;" scale on bottom right in text only is "Scale 100 Feet to an inch;" compass on upper half of map near center shaded drawings, possibly of rocks; banks in shaded areas, river in blue; "#112" written in red pencil on lower left corner of reverse side.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
George W. CartwrightAttribution
CartographerDate made
1841Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
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Dimension Description
OverallHeight
15-1/8 inWidth
24-3/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 15 1/8 x 24 3/4 in. (38.4 x 62.9 cm)Material
Paper (wove), ink, WatercolorCondition
Notes
Remarks: Very, very fragile condition; map is pasted on linen; crumbling around all edges, especially accross the top and especially in upper left corner where there are missing bits and the glue is showing through; torn and missing chips on top and in bottom left; fold marks; some edges folded back at tears; large brown stain on lower left; surface dirt, foxing and scattered stains overall.General Notes
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StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27CNote Type
DepartmentNote
Library