Map of the Township of Ossining and Mountpleasant (sic), Westchester County, N.Y.

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.139

Description

Lithographed, colored and varnished map of Ossining and Mount Pleasant, New York, two pages glued to one piece of linen: title appears near center bottom as follows, "Map of the Township of / OSSINING & MOUNTPLEASANT (sic) / WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. / FROM RECENT AND ACTUAL SURVEY / Published by / CLARK & WAGNER / No. 38, Franklin Place / PHILADELPHIA. / 1862.;" scale appears immediately below title; map shows on right side the "HUDSON RIVER" and the "Town of Ossining" denoted by "Corporation Lines and Limits;" properties and streets are named, including "HUNTER ST. (sic)," "MAIN ST. (sic)", "BROADWAY ST. (sic)", "HIGHLAND AVENUE," "CROTON AVENUE;" also "CROTON AQUEDUCT," "FOURTH OF JULY HILL;" "Mt. (sic) Pleasant Academy," "Reservoir," "STATE LOT," "ELECTION DIST. (sic) NO. 1;" "DALE CEMETERY," "STATE PRISON," including "Grave Yard," "Store Ho. (sic)" "SHORK ST. (sic)" "Weaving," "Stone Cutting," "Augar Shop," "File Works," "Brass Foundry," "Shoe Shop," "Cabinet Shop," "Mess Room & Hospital," "Hat Shop," "B.S. (sic) Shop; "Garden," "Guard / House," "FEMALE DEPARTMENT, "ELECTION DIST. NO. 1 and NO. 2;" ;" another scale appears below this area; "SING SING DIRECTORY AND MOUNT PLEASANT" appears on right center area, listing individuals and businesses; illustrations of the following homes: "RESIDENCE OF J. BUTLER WRIGHT, SCARBOROUGH.," "RESIDENCE OF THE LATE JOHN S. JONES, SING SING, N.Y.," "DR. HORACE GREEN, GREENMOUNT, UPON THE HUDSON, / SING SING, N.Y.," along the top of the map; "R.M. LOCKE, LOCKADIAN GARDEN, SING SING," "RESIDENCE OF ISAAC SHERWOOD, SING SING, N.Y.," "MR. CHURCHILL'S SCHOOL AT SING SING," "W.M.E. RYDER'S STORE AND DWELLING, AT SING SING;" Ossining colored in light green, outlined in dark green; compass appears in upper right corner, just left of center; right side contains map of Ossining and Mount Pleasant; map runs from "HUDSON RIVER" and "CORTLANDT" to "BEEKMANTOWN" on left and "PLEASANTVILLE" to "KENSICO STATION" on right; school districts numbered; areas include "CLAREMONT," "SPRING VALLEY," "SPARTA," "PROSPECT HILL," "SLEEPY HOLLOW," and "PLEASANTVILLE," as well as "UNIONVILLE STATION," "NEPERAN P.O. (sic)," "UPPER CROSS ROADS," "LOWER CROSS ROADS," and "KENSICO STATION;" election districts numbered; places of interest include "Capt. Jacob Storm's / Mill," "Mill Pond," "Old Dutch / Ch. (sic)," "Old Grave Yd. (sic)," "Cemetery," "Button Fact. (sic)," "HUDSON RIVER RAIL ROAD," "HARLEM RAILROAD," and "HARLEM R.R. (sic);" bodies of water include "CROTON AQUEDUCT," "Neperan River," "Pocantico River," "André Brook," and "BRONX RIVER;" illustrations of the following homes: "RESIDENCE OF A.H. CLARK, PLEASANTVILLE," "MR. COLLYER'S RESIDENCE, NEAR SING SING," both in upper right corner, and "RESIDENCE OF CHARLES GILBERT, SING SING," in lower right corner; three inset maps appear, "Village / OF/ SPARTA" in upper right corner, "PLEASANTVILLE" lower right corner, and "BEEKMANTOWN" at bottom just left of center, all listing streets, properties, and owners; map is bordered by ornate decorative frame with corner medallions; paint in pink, yellow, green and blue; "Teller's Point" written in pencil near top center; linen tapes on map; "T.S. Wagner's Lith. Philada." appears just to the bottom right of title; reverse is linen, heavily soiled and stained; "#68" in red pencil written upside down in lower right corner on reverse.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Clark & Wagner, T. S. Wagners's Lithography

Date made

1862

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Map 68

Shs 8625

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

40-3/4 in

Width

50-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 40 3/4 x 50 3/4 in. (103.5 x 128.9 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink, Linen

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Two paper maps pasted on linen and joined at center; map is creased and varnish is cracked; chipping and tearing along top, exposing linen below; linen tape separated in upper right hand corner and down almost half of left side; chipping along center pasted area; extensive staining, surface dirt, and foxing on both front and reverse; binding holes visible across bottom.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Oversize map drawer

Note Type

Department

Note

Library