Map of Lot No.13 in the Whitesborough Patent in Delaware County as divided [illegible word] into small lots 1801
Entry/Object ID
L.2004.108
Description
Hand drawn, handwritten and hand water colored map of a Whitesborough patent: title appears at bottom of map as follows: "Map of lot No. 13 in the Whitesborough patent in Delaware County as divided [illegible word] into small lots 1801;" map illustrates six lots of property, each numbered with acreage listed, with "Governor Book," "Oliout Creek," "Black ash swamp," "Deer lick," "Brake swamp;" a compass, drawn in pencil, appears in the upper right corner near a "Road;" text in upper right corner reads "David / Mr. [illegible word] - Surveyor - [illegible word] / [five illegible words]; more text appears on the right side of the map as follows: " No. 32. W 108 / Boundary as taken from the companys (sic) deed of the 25 Oct. (sic) 1784 - Beginning at the N.E. corner of lot No. 12, and / runs thence south 30 deg. (sic) E. 108 chains - thence S. 60 deg.(sic) W. 93 chs. (sic) 21 links - thence south 30 deg. (sic) [word crossed out] West 110 ch. (sic) 91 links - thence - N. 60. deg. (sic) E. 93.chs.(sic) 37 links to the place of beginning - containing 984 acres land forfeited by attainder / of Henry White -;" scale appears at bottom of page, "Scale 10 chains to an inch;" lots are outlined in black ink and then green painted over the outside border; "No. 13 / Whitesborough Patent / Delaware County / in the town of Franklin" written in ink near center of right side of reverse side; "MAP 140a" written in red pencil in lower left corner.
Made/Created
Date made
1801
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
See description
Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Map 140a
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
20 in
Width
13 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 20 x 13 in. (50.8 x 33 cm)
Material
Paper (laid), ink, Watercolor
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Three vertical and one horizontal fold marks; small tears on each side of horizontal fold; minute folds at each edge of vertical folds; small holes at each meeting of folds; lower left corner folded back; surface dirt and staining, especially around edges and on reverse across the horizontal fold and the upper vertical folds; small hole in lower left section.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Lewis Seymour
Notes
Surveyor
Person or Organization
Beekman Family
Notes
Ex-Collection
Related Entries
Notes
L.2004.109 - Map - Related
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28A