Map of the Village of Tarrytown and Vicinity

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Map of the Village of Tarrytown and Vicinity

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.80

Description

Lithographed map mounted on linen showing the village of Tarrytown with: "MAP / OF THE VILLAGE OF / TARRYTOWN / and vicinity / BY / WARD CARPENTER & S.P. SWARTWOUT. / 1847. / PUBLISHED BY WARD CARPENTER, TARRYTOWN / G. & W. ENDICOTT LITH. N. YORK."; scale is 132 feet to an inch; compass rose points left and on a slight downward diagonal, labeled "Magnetic Meridian"; extending from Hudson River at bottom to area east of Croton Aqueduct; shows labeled streets, brick mill, foundry, churches, parsonage, Irving Institute, Hudson River Rail Road, Steam Boat Landing, Croton Aqueduct, New York and Albany Post Road, town line; picturing "Beach Tree [sic]" and two "Chest Trees" along André Brook, with two "Chestnuts" further west along the brook and one more "Chestnut" on a western point of the town line; script reference "André taken here" with hand pointing right; most properties labeled with initials only; fully identified properties include "Estate of James Benedict dec'd" on the Tarrytown Bay; Estates of T. G. Smith and Martin Smith on opposing sides of Main Street, Estate of Silas Olmstead on the bay; properties of W.P. Lyon, Doct. Badeau, P.B. Vermillya, James Wood, Stephen D. Beekman, Haight & Wildey, Abraham Storms, J. Hart, S. Wood, and W. Wood; reverse shows red pencil marking "Map 41a" at lower left corner, near blue ink stamp reading "GEORGE MARSHALL/MAP MAKER & PUBLISHER/130 Hazelton St., RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J."

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Ward Carpenter, G. & W. Endicott

Date made

1847

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Map 41a

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

29-1/8 in

Width

42 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 42 x 29 1/8 in. (106.7 x 74 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink, Linen

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Extremely fragile and damaged overall; map mounted on linen; upper right corner missing; eight-inch area missing near bottom right edge; most of border missing; rolling creases allover; stained and discolored all over; significant tears at left edge near bottom; tears all along bottom edge; evidence of tape repairs visible through linen on reverse.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ward Carpenter

Notes

Engineer

Person or Organization

S. P. Swartwout

Notes

Engineer

Related Entries

Notes

L.2004.137 - Map - Identical

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Map 41b (in UC map table, according to old cataloging card) is identical. This entry needs to be added to then Related Card - Object-Related Record when Map 41b is cataloged and receives an accession number. (8/12/04)

Note Type

General Note

Note

George Marshall stamp on reverse probably refers to the person who mounted map on linen.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library