Facsimile - Description of the Country East of the Tappen Zee
Entry/Object ID
HHV 003.538
Context
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Washington Irving
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The whole country on the East side / of the Tappan Sea, is a region / fertile in Indian legend and revolu- / -tionary tradition. A rugged and / romantic tract begins at the [Goblin] / creek called [^ named] by the Indians [Papi - / ninican]; but commonly called / Spiting Devil and extends quite / to the [Kitawan] alias, the Croton / river. A line of Rocky hills / stretches through it like a backbone / sending out ribs on either side. / Many of the hills are too rude for / cultivation and are covered with / primeval forest but they enclose a /
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Washington Irving
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Collection
Irving Manuscript Collection
Archive Items Details
Title
Facsimile - Description of the Country East of the Tappen Zee
Creator
Washington Irving (1783-1859)
Date(s) of Creation
n.d.
Search Terms
“Tappan Sea”, [“Papininican?], Spitting Devil (Spuyten Duyvil. (Bronx), Kitchawan, Croton River, “Indian legends”, description of lower Westchester,
