Name/Title
Map of Pocantico HillsEntry/Object ID
L.2004.135Description
Stark hand-drawn, hand-colored map of Pocantico Hills, paper on linen, no title for map: map runs from "UNIONVILLE ROAD" in upper right corner to "SLEEPY HOLLOW ROAD," "BEDFORD ROAD" and "OLD WHITE PLAINS OR COUNTY ROAD" in lower left corner; denoted properties include those of "E (sic) J (sic) Wood," "L (sic) Kipp," "Lauira & Maclay," "J Seligman," "Gibisey," "Forshay," "AG Kingsland," "Phelps," "Sardy," "Acker," "Wheeler," "Davis," "Ely Sherwood," "Miller," "JD (sic) Rockefeller," "Rev (sic) Geo (sic) Rockwell," "Lowery," "Müller," "R.W. Weeks," "Stephens," and "Kykuit," indicated by a star; railway line indicated but not named; reservoir, churches, "Bercklay (sic) / Inn"; other roads include "BEDFORD ROAD," "COLLENDER ROAD," "LONG WOOD ROAD" "CARLSBROOK ROAD," "COB / ROCK ROAD," "RAFFENBURGH ROAD," "DAVIS STREET," "WILLARD ST."; properties denoted by thin lines; scale appears in lower right corner, with following text below, "Water courses not shown, save where on boundary lines."; waterways and railroad in blue ink; roads in red ink; binding holes visible across top and bottom.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
MakerDate made
circa 1900Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
37-3/4 inWidth
24-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 37 3/4 x 24 1/2 in. (95.9 x 62.2 cm)Material
Paper (wove), ink, LinenCondition
Notes
Remarks: Extensive creasing and chipping on right and left side; frayed linen especially on leftt side; chipping and fraying across bottom and top; extensive surface dirt, staining on both front and reverse.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Oversize map drawerNote Type
DepartmentNote
Library