Name/Title
Map of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery at Tarrytown, N. Y. 1895Entry/Object ID
L.2004.46Description
Photoengraved map of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York; map is dated 1895; "MAP / OF THE / Sleepy Hollow Cemetery / at Tarrytown, N.Y. / 1895;" title appears in upper right corner with a list of "TRUSTEES" under it (nine names); title has decorative lines around the words and date; the map of the cemetery appears across the top; the left side shows the "OLD DUTCH / CHURCH" (with illustration), the "OLD CHURCH YARD;" cemetery area names include "IRVING RIDGE," BATTLE HILL," "POETS MOUND," "WOLFERT'S REST," "BEEKMAN MOUND," "HUDSON / HILL," "FATHERLAND, "ANDRE GROVE," "TARRY GROVE," "SUNNY SIDE," "BEAVER / BOTTOM," "SHADY SIDE," "LONE VALLEY," "LONE FIELD," "FIELD / MACHPELAH," "CATARACT HILL," "FAIRY LAND" "CAMP GROVE," "EVENING SIDE;" section on left is less densely marked and names include "MONTICELLO," CONCORDIA," "MELROSE," LA GRANGE," "GIBRALTAR," "SALEM," "AVOCA," "TYROL," "PIEDMONT," "IONA," "CAMP PILGRIM," "BIVOUAC / GROUND," "MT. NEBO," "TIVOLI," "CASTLE ISLE," "BELLE ISLE," "WESTMINSTER," "BENLOMAND (sic);" "Croton Aqueduct Property" to the upper left of the left side section; area indicating trees above the left section; top section bordered by "POCANTICO RIVER RAPIDS" and "POCANTICO RIVER" at top, and "WAY SIDE AVENUE" and "BROADWAY" at the bottom; "POCANTICO BRIDGE" on extreme right; sections of both sides of the upper map are numbered 1-86; "SLEEPY HOLLOW AVENUE," "LINCOLN AVENUE," "TRANSIT AVENUE," "HORSEMANS (sic) RIDE," "SWAN COVE," and many smaller avenues throughout the cemetery; center of map shows proposed design for western section of the cemetery, a rectangular shape stretching down to the "N. Y. CENTRAL & HUDSON R. R. R." with a small illustration of the station house and the "HUDSON RIVER;" inset text between the proposed area and the rail lines states that "PLOT OWNERS ARE THE Sole Proprietors OF THE CEMETERY. / No Stock or any Speculation Interest exists / TO CONFLICT WITH THE WISHES OF LOT OWNERS RESPECTING ITS MANGEMENT. / A Hand Book of the Cemetery / CONTAINS RULES, REGULATIONS, PRICES OF LOTS, &c. TO BE HAD / FREE UPON APPLICATION. / TELEPHONE CALL 31. / Wm. T. Lockwood, / Superintendent.;" photographs of the "SOLDIERS (sic) PLOT CIVIL WAR 1861-5.," "OLD DUTCH CHURCH 1699.," "WASHINGTON IRVING PLOT.," "POCANTICO BRIDGE." appear on the middle and lower right; photos of "LIVING WATERS.," "POCANTICO RIVER.," BATTLE HILL 1776-1894.," "FAIRVIEW." appear on the middle and lower left; all of the photos are bordered by thin black lines and three decorative scrolls appear around and near the photos on each side respectively; a compass illustration, "Magnetic Meridian.," appears in the upper left corner; map is bordered by a plain thin black line, then a thicker one; "30" is written in red pencil on the lower left corner of the back.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
CartographerDate made
1895Inscription/Signature/Marks
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Dimension Description
OverallHeight
27-1/8 inWidth
33-3/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 27 1/8 x 33 3/8 in. (68.9 x 84.8 cm)Material
Paper (wove), inkCondition
Notes
Remarks: Multiple fold marks; upper left corner has fold mark; some holes along center fold, another hole to right of upper center fold; hole on upper and lower left and right side, on border line; chips and tears on left, right and bottom sides; fold marks on both top corners; missing (chipped) lower left corner; surface dirt, staining and foxing on front and back.General Notes
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StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28CNote Type
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Library