Map of Part of the Manor of Philipsburgh in the County of Westchester N.Y.

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.133

Description

Lithographed and watercolored map of Greenburgh and Yonkers, N.Y., title appears in lower left corner: "MAP / OF PART OF / THE MANOR OF PHILIPSBURGH. / IN THE / COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER / N.Y.;" text continues "Showing the GRANTS from the STATE OF NEW YORK in the / CITY OF YONKERS AND TOWN OF GREENBURGH. / Traced and reduced from a fragment of the / Original map prepared for the Commrs (sic) of Forfeitures entitled; (sic) / "A PLAN OF THE MANOR OF PHILIPSBURGH IN THE COUNTY OF / WESTCHESTER AND STATE OF NEW YORK SURVEYED AGREEABLE / TO THE INSTRUCTION OF ISAAC STOUTENBURGH AND PHILIP VAN CORTLANDT / UNTO JOHN HILLS 1785. / Drawn and Compiled / BY / M.K. COUZENS CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR / YONKERS, N.Y. / MAY 1st 1880. / Explanation. The BLACK lines, figures, and expressions, are all that / were found on the / Ancient Map and where they / are not supplemented by RED stand as correct. / The RED lines, figures and expressions are corrections from / the RECORDS showing true Grantees, from the Commrs, / and ADDENDA of existing lines of Roads, Places, &c.;" scale appears below title in bottom left corner; "JOHN S. HULIN, 411 BROADWAY, N.Y." appears in lowermost left corner; "COPYRIGHT 1880 BY M.K. COUZENS." appears in lowermost right corner; map runs from "Sleepy Hollow" to border of "CITY OF NEW YORK" on left side and TOWN OF NORTH CASTLE to CITY OF NEW YORK" on right side; bodies of water include "HUDSONS / THE NORTH RIVER", "Tippets Brook," "Saw Mill River," "Trout or Sprane (sic) Brook," "Trout or Grassy Sprane (sic) brook (sic);" "Bruncks River, the Bronx River," and "Andre Brook;" properties include those of "Gerard G. Beekman," "Jonathan Odell," "Philip Livingston," "GLODE REQUA," "Jacob Van Tassel," "Jacobus Dyckman," "Peter and John Paulding," "JAS. VAN COURTLANDT," and "FRED K. VAN CORTLANDT;" important places include "Tarrytown Point," "WOLF'S HILL," "REFD. (sic) DUTCH CHURCH / of Philipse Manor," "BREAK NECK HILL," "VALENTINE HILL," "SUNNYSIDE," "CHATTERTON HILL," "Chatterton's bridge (sic)," "Valentine bridge (sic) / Road to East Chester," "Brown's Public Landing," "Forshee's Landing," "Great Bass Cove," "Bostwick's Public Landing," "Little Bass Cove," "OLD PHILIPSE MANOR HOUSE / NOW / CITY HALL," and "Philips' / Point;" "A good fishing place" printed in several places along lower Hudson; towns include "TARRYTOWN," "TOWN OF GREENBURGH," "CITY OF YONKERS," "CITY OF NEW YORK," "IRVINGTON," "HASTINGS," "DOBBS FERRY," "TOWN OF NORTH CASTLE," "TOWN OF WHITE PLAINS," "TOWN OF SCARSDALE," "TOWN OF EAST CHESTER," "TUCKAHO (sic)," "BRONXVILLE," and "MT. VERNON;" waterways painted in blue; red and black ink; "Part of / Philipsburgh" written in ink in both upper right and left corner of reverse side.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

M. K. Couzens

Attribution

Cartographer

Artist

John S. Hulin

Attribution

Printer

Date made

1880

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

54 in

Width

32 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 54 x 32 in. (137.2 x 81.3 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink, Linen

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Map is paper pasted on linen with linen tape stitched on right and left side; both upper left and right corners heavily chipped with pieces missing; top has horizontal crease and is chipped; multiple crease marks across top; linen at bottom edge is shredding and chipped in some places; horizontal brown stains across bottom edge; three horizontal fold marks and one vertical fold mark; chipping and missing pieces with linen showing though on all fold marks; two dark stains on middle right side; large amount of surface dirt and staining.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Oversize map drawer

Note Type

Department

Note

Library