Map of Tarrytown Irvington &c.

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Map of Tarrytown Irvington &c.

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.88

Description

Large photoengraved and colored map of Tarrytown cut into segments and mounted on linen to facilitate folding: titled "Map of / TARRYTOWN / IRVINGTON &c / WESTCHESTER CO / from Surveys made by / WARD CARPENTER & SONS. / Published by / M. Dripps, 34 Veysey St. New York. / 1875;" inscribed "Drawn & Engraved by Edward Rode; scale 1/3600 or 300 ft. to an inch;" compass rose points to top of map; ornamental border all around, with scrolled corner designs; showing property lines of individuals including C.W. Field, James Benedict, A.C. Kingsland, C. Lewis, Wm. B. Hatch, J.G. Shaw, J. Mallery and Peter S. Hoe; properties colored alternately pink, green, yellow and light brown; also showing town line marked in dark pink; showing the rail road, labeled streets, buildings, trees, bodies of water, Croton Aqueduct, kilns, lumber yards, conservatories and other outbuildings on estates; "Kaakeout" in upper right corner to A.C. Kingsland in upper left corner to Dudley Field and C.W. Field properties at bottom; showing estate of Washington Irving with Sunnyside, Old Barn, cottage, adjacent to E.S. Jaffray property; ornamentation above and in between lines of title; reverse two segment with brown grained backing, one with tape reading "Map Tarrytown Irvington / 1875" in script; one with Tarrytown Historical Society bookplate, with pencilled "Pam / R" on plate; "Map #52 TARRYTOWN, IRVINGTON 1875" in red pencil at top left.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

M. Dripps

Attribution

Printer

Artist

Edward Rode

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1875

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Map 52

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

30-7/8 in

Width

44-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 30 7/8 x 44 1/2 in. (78.4 x 113 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor, Linen

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Map cut into 21 segments and mounted on linen; fragile overall; creases extremely fragile; linen discolored and stained; paper discolored all over; linen fraying at edges; slight creases and tears at edges.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 29C-30C

Note Type

Department

Note

Library