Name/Title
Map of the Original Grants of village lots from the Dutch West India Company to the inhabitants of New Amsterdam (now New York) lying belows the present line of Wall StreetEntry/Object ID
L.2004.138 a-bDescription
Framed, lithographed and watercolored map of New Amsterdam: title appears in ornate and varied lettering in lower left corner as follows: "Map / of the / ORIGINAL GRANTS / of village lots from the / DUTCH WEST INDIA COMPANY / to the inhabitants of / NEW - AMSTERDAM, / (now NEW YORK) / lying below the present line of Wall Street. / Grants commencing A.D. 1642 / Located from historical & legal records. / by / Henry D. Tyler / New York 1897.;" map runs from "The North River" at the upper left corner to "The Strand (Now Pearl St. (sic))" to the bottom left corner, and the "West India Company's / Garden" on the upper right to "The East River" and "Jan Jansen Damen's Farm (Now Wall St. (sic))" on the lower right; shaded outline of the tip of the island with one dock; compass situated in upper left corner; streets include "The Great Highway (Now Broadway)," "The Marketfield (Now Whitehall St. (sic))," "The Oblique Road or pathway to the Ditch and Fort Marketfield St. (sic)," "The Common Highway," " The Common Ditch," "The Old Ditch Road (Now Beaver St. (sic))," "The Sheep's Pasture (Now Broad St. (sic))," "The Shore of the East River (Now Pearl St. [sic]);" properties are designated by lines and colors, including "7 6/8 Rods / Olof Stevensen Van Cortland (sic)" written horizontally with "1 7/10 R" written vertically along property edge, "9 Rods 2 feet / Olof Stevensen / Van Cortland (sic)" written horizontally with "5 Rods 4 feet" written vertically along left property edge and "6 Rods 2 feet" written vertically along right property edge, "6 Rods 9 feet / Fred.(sic) K. Philipse / 5 R. 9 ft. 4 in" written horizontally with "4 R. 10 ft.5." written vertically on left property edge, "W. I. Company / Bakery," "The Old Church / afterward Public Warehouse," "Negro's / House," "City / Hall," "Weigh- / House," "Old Church Yard," "Deacon's House / or / Poor House," The Fort" with "Site of the / United States / Custom House" written in ink above and below the name;" swamp, marsh; tablets of the Holland Society as follows: "Tablet Holland Society / (faded word) Bowling Green," tablet in front of "City / Hall;" properties are painted in orange, green and yellow; map has a three tiered, very ornate border with even more ornate corner designs;
gray matting and a modern brown wooden frame.Made/Created
Manufacturer
Henry Dunreath TylerDate made
1897Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See DescriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
FramedHeight
24-1/2 inWidth
29 inDepth
1-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 24 1/2 x 29 x 1 1/2 in. (62.2 x 73.7 x 3.8 cm)Material
Paper (wove), ink, Wood, GlassCondition
Notes
Remarks: Framed and matted paper map; multiple creases; two small holes on right side; center vertical and horizontal fold lines; some surface dirt and staining; reverse not visable.Relationships
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