EARLY NEW YORK

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

EARLY NEW YORK

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.100 a-f

Description

a: Lithographed, colored, topographical map of the Hudson River, part of a set of five maps, housed in a gray envelope; title appears in center bottom: "1609 / THE HUDSON RIVER / (CAHOHATATEA) / AT THE / TIME OF ITS DISCOVERY BY HENRY HUDSON / BY TOWNSEND MAC COUN;" text continues under the title as follows " AUTHOR OF HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY CHARTS OF THE UNITED STATES, / HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY CHARTS OF EUROPE, THE HOLY LAND IN GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY / The Indian names are obtained from the Dutch Colonial Records; the deeds and patents of the / Van Rensselaer, Schuyler, Livingston, Van Cortlandt, and Philipse families. / As the spelling of Indian names differs greatly the earlier forms have been generally adopted. / COPYRIGHT, 1909 / TOWNSEND MAC COUN / NEW YORK;" map runs from the "Mohawk River" and "Schnectady" to the "Raritan River" and "Neversink (Hills)" on the left and the area east of "Waterford" and "Long Island / Lansingburg" to the "Long Island Sound" and unidentified land mass of Long Island on the right; Native American names of towns, areas, rivers, etc., appear in red above new names (when applicable) which are in blue, including Schnectady, Troy, Albany, Greenbush, Kingston, Rhinebeck, New Paltz, Poughkeepsie, Peekskill, Sing Sing, Tarrytown, Yonkers, White Plains, Chappaqua, Bedford, Hackensack, Passaic, Newark, Jersey City, Elizabeth, and "MANNAHTIN;" Native American tribes noted including "DELAWARES," "WAORANECKS," "ACHKINCKESKACKYS," "MANNHATTANS," "MOHEGANS," "WAPPINGERS," "WICHQUASKECKS," "METOWACKS;" bodies of water include the "MUHHEAKUNNUK," "CAHOHATATEA," "Mohawk River," "Catskill Creek," "Esopus Creek," "Rondount River," "Claverack Creek," "Fishkill Creek," "Croton River," "Bronx River," "Hutchinson Creek," "Byrams River," "MANUKETESUCK / Long Island Sound," "Cohoes Falls," "Mohonk L. (sic) / Moggonck Lake," "Arackooh Falls," "Mahopack Lake;" "Pitkiskaker Mts. (sic)," "Watchung (Mts. (sic))," "Neversink (Hills)," "Ahashewaghick / (Hills)," "Minnissingh (Hills);" "Kophack / Burying grounds;" Henry Hudson's progress, with dates, up and back down the river noted in five places; "L.L. POATES ENGR'G CO., N.Y." appears in small blue letters at the bottom left of the map; land mass of map is in taupe with darker shaded areas denoting hills and mountains; rivers are in dark blue and other bodies of water in paler blue horizontal straight lines; text is in red and blue; map is bordered by a very thin blue line, then a cream colored area which is, in turn, bordered by a thicker blue line; "HUDSON RIVER / 1609" is printed vertically on the upper right corner of the reverse side; b: lithographed, colored, topographical map of the Hudson River, part of a set of five maps, housed in a gray envelope; title appears in center bottom: "1609 / THE ISLAND OF MANHATTAN / (MANNAHTIN) / AT THE / TIME OF ITS DISCOVERY / SHOWING ITS ELEVATIONS, WATER-COURSES, MARSHES, AND SHORE LINE / BY TOWNSEND MAC COUN;" text continues under the title as follows " Author of "Historical Geography of the United States," "Historical Geography Charts of Europe," / "The Holy Land in Geography and History" / This map is based upon the early colonial surveys of Ratzer, Montresor, Knypthausen, Bradford, Duyckinck, etc. / and the Survey of 1867 by Genl. E. L. Viele / Identified Indian Nomenclature. Present Streets and Shore Line for Identification. / COPYRIGHT, 1909 / TOWNSEND MAC COUN / NEW YORK;" entire island of Manhattan runs horizontally across the map; a modern (1909) street grid is denoted by very thin black lines; streets are named; also "BATTERY PARK," "BRYANT PARK," "CENTRAL PARK," "MORNINGSIDE PARK," "ST. NICHOLAS PARK," "MOUNT / MORRIS / PARK" "HIGH BRIDGE PARK;" "STUYVESANT SQUARE," "UNION SQUARE," "TOMPKINS SQUARE," "BLACKWELLS ISLAND," "WARDS ISLAND," "RANDALLS ISLAND," "BROOKLYN BRIDGE," "MANHATTAN BRIDGE," "WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE," "Great Indian Crossing;" wharves and docks indicated but not named; "HUDSON RIVER," "EAST RIVER;" "AHASIMUS," "WARPOES," "Ishpetenga," "NAHTOUK," "SAPONICKAN," "MUHHEAKUN'NUK," "MINNAHANOCK," "MUSCOTA (Village)," "TENKENAS," "Summer Village / of the / WICKQUASKECKS," "SHORAK LAOCK," "PAVINEMEN;" "L.L. POATES ENGR'G CO., N.Y." appears in small letters at the bottom right of the map; land mass of map is in cream and very light sage green with darker shaded areas denoting hills; streams and small bodies of water near or on the island are in dark blue and other bodies of water in paler blue and white horizontal straight lines; text is in red, blue and black; map is bordered by a very thin black line line, then a cream colored area which is, in turn, bordered by a thicker black line; "MANHATTAN / ISLAND / 1609" is printed on the lower left corner of the reverse side; c: Lithographed, colored map of New York City, part of a set of five maps, housed in a gray envelope; title appears in lower right corner as follows: "1653 -1664 (small underscore) / AMSTERDAM / IN / NEW NETHERLAND / THE CITY OF THE / DUTCH WEST INDIA COMPANY / BY TOWNSEND MAC COUN;" text continues under the title as follows " Author of "Historical-Geography Charts of Europe," /"Historical-Geography Charts of the United States" / "The Holy Land in Geography and History" / The personal names are those of the more / prominent citizens of that period with the / location of their homes. / The principal points of interest are in red. / COPYRIGHT, 1909 / TOWNSEND MAC COUN / NEW YORK;" area of map runs from the "NORTH RIVER" on the left, with the Bowerie of / Annetje Jans / widow of / Domine Bogardus" to "Capske (Rocks)" and "BOWERIE LANE to Stuyvesant's Bowerie at the top and the "EAST RIVER" on the bottom of the right side; street names are in Dutch with some English translations; properties and residences are identified by name of owner, including "Frederich (sic) Philipse," "Oloff S. Van / Cortlandt," "Jochem Beekman;" ""Fort Amsterdam," "Barracks," "Stuyvesants (sic) White Hall," "Governor House," "City Tavern 1642-1653," "Stadt Hall or City Hall / 1653-1667," "Clover Waytie (Clover Pasture)," "Dutch West India Co's (sic) / Farm," "Vlackte (The Flat ) or COMMON," "Public Cow Pasture," "Common Lands," "New Cemetary," blockhouses, bastions, church, mills, wharves, boweries; "PRINCES GRAFT," "GREPPEL / BOSCH (The Swamp)," "WOLFERTS (sic) MARSH," "KALCH / OR / COLLECT," "LITTLE / KALCH," "Primitive Forests," canals; "L.L. POATES ENGR'G CO., N.Y." appears in small letters at the bottom left of the map; land mass of map is in cream with darker shaded areas denoting some property areas; streams and small bodies of water near or on the island are in dark blue and other bodies of water in dark blue and white horizontal straight lines; river waters are in lighter blue straight lines; text is in red, blue and black with some properties shaded in red lines; map is bordered by a very thin line that is blue and black indifferent places , then a cream colored area which is, in turn, bordered by a thicker black line; "NEW AMSTERDAM / 1653-1664" is printed near the center of the upper left side of the reverse side; d: Lithographed, colored map of New York City, part of a set of five, housed in a gray envelope; title appears in lower right corner as follows: "1730 (small underscore) / NEW YORK / THE ENGLISH COLONIAL CITY / BY TOWNSEND MAC COUN;" text continues under the title as follows " Author of "Historical-Geography Charts of Europe," / "Historical-Geography Charts of the United States" / "The Holy Land in Geography and History" / The principal points of interest / for this period are in red / COPYRIGHT, 1909 / TOWNSEND MAC COUN / NEW YORK;" area of map runs from the "HUDSON RIVER" on the left, with the "Annetja Jans Farm / 1635-1670. / Bought by / Gov. Francis Lovelace / in 1670 and added to / the Dukes Farm" at the top to the "Whitehall Battery / 15 Guns" at the tip of the island at the bottom of the left side and the "BOWERY ROAD" at the top of the right side to the "EAST RIVER" at the bottom of the right side; names are in English; properties are identified by name of owner, including "Van Cortlandt," "Beekmans (sic) Pasture," "Anthony / Rutgers," "Estate of Jacob Leisler," "Leisler House / and Gardens," "Gov. / Dongans (sic) / Orchard," "Shoemakers (sic) / Land," "Vandercliff / Orchard," "Tunis Dey," "DUKES (sic) FARM / 1664 to 1674," "TRINITY CHURCH FARM / Granted by Queen Anne in 1705 / Kings (sic) Farm 1674-1702. Queens (sic) Farm 1702-1705;" "Dugdale & Searls (sic) Rope Walk," "Parade / Bowling / Green / after 1732;" "Powder House," "Fort George," "Governors (sic) House," "Kings (sic) / Chapel," "Custom House," "Weigh / House," "Exchange," "City Hall," "Jews (sic) / Synagogue," "Old Dutch / Church," "New Dutch / Church," "French / Church," "Presbyterian / Church," "Trinity / Church," "Lutheran / Church," "Quaker / Meeting," "Baptist Church," "Royal Oak / Inn, "Byards / Sugar / House;" "Fly Market," "Slave Market / after 1731," "Old Slip Market," "Fish Market," "Tea Water / Pump," "French Ship Yard;" slips and wharves, including "Roosevelt Wharf," "Livingstons (sic) Wharf," "Beekmans (sic) Slip;" docks, wells, windmills, cemetery, lighthouse; "Swamp of / 70 acres. / Granted to / Anthony Rutgers / in 1732 / on condition / that he drain it," "COLLECT / POND," "LITTLE / COLLECT," "BEEKMANS (sic) / SWAMP" with additional text reading "Bought and / streets laid out / by Jacobus Roosevelt / 1734," swamps; "L.L. POATES ENGR'G CO., N.Y." appears in small letters at the bottom left of the map; land mass of map is in cream with darker shaded areas denoting elevations; swamps are in dark blue and other bodies of water (rivers, ponds) are in lighter blue straight lines; text is in red and black with some properties shaded in red lines; map is bordered by a very thin line that is blue and black indifferent places, with a very thin cream colored area in on the left inner side and a small red vertical line in lower left corner, then a cream colored area which is, in turn, bordered by a thicker black line; "NEW YORK / 1730" is printed near the center of the upper left side of the reverse side; e: Lithographed, colored, topographical map of Manhattan, New York, part of a set of five maps, housed in a gray envelope; title appears in lower right bottom: "1783 / MANHATTAN ISLAND / AT THE CLOSE OF THE REVOLUTION / SHOWING / THE AMERICAN CITY WITH ITS LANDMARKS / AND / THE REVOLUTIONARY FORTIFICATIONS ON THE ISLAND / BY TOWNSEND MAC COUN;" text continues under the title as follows "Author of Historical Geography of the United States, / Historical Geography Charts of Europe, The Holy / Land in Geography and History / Outline of the City as then laid out in Streets / COPYRIGHT, 1909, / TOWNSEND MAC COUN / NEW YORK;" entire island of Manhattan runs horizontally across the map; a modern (1909) street grid is denoted by very thin black lines; streets are named; also "BATTERY PARK," "GRAMERCY / PARK," "BRYANT PARK," "CENTRAL PARK," "RIVERSIDE PARK," "MORNINGSIDE PARK," "ST. NICHOLAS PARK," "MOUNT / MORRIS / PARK" "HIGH BRIDGE PARK;" "STUYVESANT SQUARE," "UNION SQUARE," "TOMPKINS SQUARE," "BLACKWELLS ISLAND," "WARDS ISLAND / British Encampment / during the Revolution / Buchanans (sic) Island," "RANDALLS ISLAND / Montressor / Island," "BROOKLYN BRIDGE," "MANHATTAN BRIDGE," "WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE," "QUEENSBOROUGH BRIDGE," "Central Bridge," "High Bridge," "Washington Bridge," "Dyckmans (sic) / Bridge," "Kings (sic) Bridge;" wharves and docks indicated but not named; "HUDSON RIVER," "EAST RIVER," "HARLEM RIVER," "Kips Bay," "Turtle Bay," "Minetta Water," "Mill Creek," "Monteneys (sic) Creek," "Sun Fish / Pond," other creeks; streets and roads in red indicate 18th century ones, including "BROADWAY CALLED KING GEORGE ST (sic) DURING BRITISH RULE," "BOWERY ROAD," MONUMENT LANE," "GREAT KILY ROAD," "SOUTHAMPTON ROAD," "ABINGTON ROAD OR LOVE LANE," "FITZ ROY ROAD," "CHURCH LANE," "HARLEM LANE," "CITY LIMITS;" "Greenwich / Village," "Kips / Borough," "Harlem Village," "Richmond / Hill," "Golden Hill;" "Trinity Church," "St. Pauls (sic)," "Kings (sic) Arms," "Federal Hall," "Columbia College," "Middle / Dutch Church," "Monument to / Gen'l (sic) Wolf," "Bowery / School," "P. Stuyvesant / House / Burned / 1776," "Stuyvesant / Pear Tree," "Stuyvesant / Vault," "Roger Morris / afterwards / Jumel Mansion," "Morris Mansion;" "Fort Prince," "Cock Hill Fort," "Fort Washington / Fort Knyptlausen / during British occupancy," "Battery 23 Guns," "Washington Headquarters," "Fraunces / Tavern," "Althorpe / Howe's / Headquarters," "Beekmans (sic) / Clinton & Howe headquarters / Hale tried here;" site where "Declaration / of / Indepedence (sic) / read to the / Army 1776," redouts, batteries, earthworks, breast works, barracks, churches, properties denoted by owners' names; "L.L. POATES ENGR'G CO., N.Y." appears in small letters at the bottom right of the map; land mass of map is in cream and very light sage green with darker shaded areas denoting hills; streams and small bodies of water near or on the island are in dark blue and other bodies of water in paler blue and white horizontal straight lines; text is in red and black; map is bordered by a very thin black line, then a cream colored area which is, in turn, bordered by a thicker black line; "MANHATTAN / ISLAND / 1783" is printed just left of the center top on the reverse side; f: Gray paper envelope lined with linen, housing a set of five maps of 17th and 18th century New York; title appears vertically on front of envelope in dark blue letters as follows: "EARLY / NEW YORK / (underscore) / MAC COUN;" a dark blue border encases the title; "#90" is written in red pencil in upper left corner; "5 maps" is written in ballpoint pen in lower left corner.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

L. L. Poates Engineering Company

Date made

1609

Notes

Dates: 1653-1664, 1730, 1783, 1909

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Display Dimensions: 33 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (85.7 x 22.2 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink

Condition

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library