Name/Title
Map including property of Margaret LivingstonEntry/Object ID
L.2006.3Description
Handrawn map in ink and pencil of land belonging to Margaret Livingston, 1767; title appears in upper right corner as follows: "A Map of Saratoge Patent / as laid in Lotts (sic) and the Sub-division (sic) of / Margaret Livingston and Bayard's Lotts (sic) /by John R. Bleeker / 1767 / Copy / Laid down to a Scale of fifty Chains to an Inch.;" upper left corner connected to body of map by an angled seam stitched in silk; map is divided into long vertical sections, some with letters ("A, B, C, D," etc.), some with numbers, some with both; some lots have names including "Elants Vlackie," Crukhans," "Schuyler's Old Farm," "John Rogers," "Killian's Farm," "T. Clement," "Sold to Jonathan Foster / agreeable to a survey made by W. C.," "Sold to John Hay," "1/3 of this Lot belongs to Mrs. Livingston;" also "Eastenmost Farm," "Middle Farm," "Westernmost Farm;" a thick black line and a parallel thinner one run horizontally across the center of the page, depicting a body of water; small drawings of houses and annotations appear sporadically; "350 / 179 (crossed out) / 69 10 / 447 01" written in ink on lower left side; reverse is blank.Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
20-1/2 inWidth
29-1/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 20 1/2 x 29 1/4 in. (52.1 x 74.3 cm)Material
Vellum, silk thread, ink, PencilCondition
Notes
Remarks: Upper left corner stitched to body of map; lower section of upper left corner folded under at lower seam; large section missing from bottom left corner; three holes in upper right, near top; significant chipping at top of seam and top near left center; section missing along top of right, just left of right corner ; chipping along upper right side and small chips along lower right side; bottom edge very chipped; three heavy vertical fold marks with holes along left and center ones; more small holes in upper right section just left of center fold; foxing, heavy surface dirt and extensive staining throughout on both sides.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Margaret Beekman LivingstonNotes
SubjectGeneral Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27CNote Type
DepartmentNote
Library