Name/Title
MAP OF THE VILLAGE OF BEEKMANTOWNEntry/Object ID
L.2004.51Description
Lithographed map of Beekmantown, Westchester County, New York pasted on linen; title appears just off center near the bottom edge of the map, "MAP / of the Village of / BEEKMANTOWN / Shewing (sic) the Town Lots with Initials of original purchasers / BY GEO. W. CARTWRIGHT, C. E. / Octr. (sic) 1836 - 1839;" from the "HUDSON RIVER" along the entire left side of the map and "Beekman Street" to the junction of the "Albany Post Road" at the right top corner and the "Albany Post Road" and "College Avenue" at the right center (edge of mapped area); "Beekman Street," "Depeyster St.," "Clinton Street," "Division Street," "Cortlandt Street," "Chestnut Street," "College Avenue," "Albany Post Road," "Point Landing & Street," "Tarrytown St.," "Hill to Main St.;" town lots marked by rectangles with numbers and, in places, initials, and shaded squares and rectangles to denote houses; "Sites for Country Seats in one and two acre lots" area on upper right section of map; "Town Line," "Mount Pleasant Town Line" and "Greenburg (sic) Town Line;" "HUDSON RIVER," "Tarry Town (sic) Bay" and "Andre Brook;" "Beekman Landing," "Ship / Yard," "Stone & Red / Pottery," "Messrs. Woods / Kilns," "Seminary;" "To N.Y. 26 miles -- Steam Boat every Morning & Afternoon" printed vertically in lower left corner, the words breaking through the borders; compass in lower right area of map; "Scale 150 feet to an inch" appears in the center bottom; "C.B. Graham's Lithy. No. 90 Nassau St. N.Y." in lower right corner; map bordered (from the inside out) by thin single line, then thin double lines, then a thick black line, then thin double lines, all of them straight; "127, 10, 20, 90, 50 (adding up to) 297" written in pencil in upper left corner, "150, 86 (adding up to) 230" written in pencil upside down near upper right corner; red and white sticker on upper left reverse side corner with "8025" written in red, "Beekman / Property" written in pencil immediately below; "Map 3" written in ink but faded near bottom center and "Map - Beekmantown N.Y. / & / Beekman Property." written in ink just below.Made/Created
Manufacturer
C. B. Graham's LithographyDate made
1836 - 2039Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
20 inWidth
27 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 20 x 27 in. (50.8 x 68.6 cm)Material
Paper (wove), inkCondition
Notes
Remarks: Overal creases and tears; large tear and missing section on lower right; large tear and folded-back section on lower left; missing internal section in middle left; folded upper left and right corners; tears and folds on two sides and bottom; map is pasted on linen which is heavily creased; fragmentary pieces placed in mylar sleeve.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
George W. CartwrightNotes
EngineerRelated Entries
Notes
L.2004.52 - Map - Identical
L.2004.53 - Map - Identical
L.2004.54 - Map - IdenticalGeneral Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28CNote Type
DepartmentNote
Library