Name/Title
Map of the Town of Greenburgh / Westchester Co. N.Y.Entry/Object ID
L.2004.128Description
Lithographed and watercolored map of Greenburgh and surrounding towns: title appears in lower right corner, "MAP OF THE / TOWN OF GREENBURGH / WESTCHESTER CO. / N.Y."; text continues below, "Published by / Eberhard J. Wulff, C.E. / Tarrytown, N.Y. / 1903. / COPYRIGHT 1903 BY E.J. WULFF, TARRYTOWN N.Y."; "CHARLES HART LITH (sic) 36 VESEY ST. N.Y." appears in lower right corner; scale appears in lower right corner; map runs from "MOBILE COMPANY / OF AMERICA" and "KINGSLAND / POINT" in upper left to "PROPERTY OF MARY ODELL" in "HASTINGS" in lower left and from "NORTH / WHITE PLAINS / HEIGHTS" in upper right to "YONKERS" and "SCARSDALE" border in the lower right; towns include "TARRYTOWN," "IRVING," "PENNYBRIDGE," "EAST IRVINGTON," "IRVINGTON," "ARDSLEY ON HUDSON," "DOBBS FERRY," "HASTINGS," "GREENBURGH," "MT. (sic) PLEASANT," "TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT," "GLENVILLE," "ELMSFORD," "ARDSLEY," "WHITE PLAINS," "HARTSDALE," "GREENVILLE;" also "SUNNYSIDE / PARK," "ARSDLEY / PARK," "ECHO / HILLS," "UNIONTOWN," "EAST VIEW," "SPRING / PARK," "PROSPECT / HEIGHTS," "ASHFORD / PARK," "MANHATTAN / PARK," "BOULEVARD / TERRACE," "FAIRVIEW," "COLUMBIA / HEIGHTS," "LAKESIDE;" water bodies include "HUDSON RIVER" along left side of map, "LOW / SERVICE / RESERVOIR," "ANDREE (sic) BROOK," "TARRYTOWN WATERWORKS," "SPRAIN BROOK," "SAW MILL RIVER," "Yonkers / Water Co.," "City of / Yonkers / Waterworks," "New York / Water / Works" and "CROTON AQUEDUCT"; properties include those of "JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER," "FANNY VILLARD," "MRS BEEKMAN," "MARY A. BENEDICT," "AUGUSTUS / COBB," "AUGUSTUS G. COBB," "GEN. (sic) HOWARD CARROLL," "H.M. GOULD," "CARPENTER," "ALEX. (sic) D. IRVING," "PHILIP / SCHUYLER," "GEN'L (sic) / SAMUEL / THOMAS;" other places include "IRVING / INSTITUTE," "F.R. / CH., R.C. (sic) / CHURCH," "Sleepy Hollow / Cemetery," "RAND / DRILL," "HACKLEY / HALL," "TARRYTOWN HEIGHTS / STATION," "R.E. / CHURCH," "Sunnyside," [with outline of buildings,] "MUTUAL / LIFE CO."," LORD & / BURNHAM," "THE MANILA / ANCHOR / BREWING CO.," "MISSES / MASTERS / SCHOOL," "NEW YORK / JUVENILE ASYLUM," "New York / Orphan Asylum / Society," "HASTINGS / PAVEMENT / CO.," "NATIONAL CONDUIT / & CABLE CO.," "ZINSSER / & CO. / CHEMIST," "St. Andrews / Golf Club," "Mount Hope / Cemetery," "Cemetery / Temple / Israel / of Harlem," "HARLEM DIVISION OF N.Y.C.H R.R. (sic)," and "N.Y.C. & H.R.R. (sic);" map is framed by an inner and outer thin black line with a thick center black line, compass appears in lower right corner; map is colored in pink, blue and green paint; reverse side has pencil mark near center left and staining across top.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Charles HartAttribution
PrinterManufacturer
Eberhard J. WulffDate made
1903Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
96 inWidth
50-1/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 96 x 50 1/4 in. (243.8 x 127.6 cm)Material
Paper (wove), ink, Linen, WatercolorCondition
Notes
Remarks: Paper map pasted on linen; top torn and chipped in many places; 9-inch long vertical tear in upper left corner; other vertical tears along top, but not separated from linen; linen ribbon separated in upper left corner and completely separated, further down left, to bottom; upper left side badly chipped; upper right side chipped; bottom intact but stained; lower right side, separation of ribbon and map; body of map intact; reverse side fairly clean, some staining across top; surface dirt and staining on both sides.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Eberhard J. WulffNotes
EngineerGeneral Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Oversize map drawerNote Type
DepartmentNote
Library