Name/Title
Map of Property Belonging to A.D. Archer at IrvingEntry/Object ID
L.2004.75Description
Hand-drawn map, colored, mounted on linen, titled: "Map / of Property Belonging to / A.D. Archer / at Irving / Westchester Co / N.Y.": scale listed as 25 feet to an inch; map signed "Ward Carpenter & Son - / Surveyors - / Tarrytown, Oct. 12, 1863.;" showing property extending from wharf at Hudson River to Bulkhead to Tenant House, Offices, Scales, Coal Bins, Lumber Shed; showing the centre line of Hudson River Rail Road, with "wall" delineated in red ink separating the tracks from the Dwelling House, situated east of the tracks, with three outbuildings and Barn pictured; showing Franklin Avenue perpendicular to the Rail Road; notation at lower right indicates "Containing 1 75/100 Acres Exclusive of Rail Road;" pencil marks on map show a gardener's cottage east of the Barn, and a note "Andrew Archer / now owned / by / Rob Hoe;" reverse in linen lining.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
22-1/4 inWidth
30-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 30 1/2 x 22 1/4 in. (77.5 x 56.5 cm)Material
Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor, LinenCondition
Notes
Remarks: Stabilized by cloth lining on reverse, which is stained; map shows deep creases running horizontally, perhaps a result of being rolled; lower right corner torn and missing pieces of map.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Ward CarpenterNotes
SurveyorGeneral Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28DNote Type
DepartmentNote
Library