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.2004.137

Description

Lithographed and varnished map, mounted on linen, showing the village of Tarrytown: "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 remnants of green border tape on left and right sides.

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 41b

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

31-3/4 in

Width

46 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 31 3/4 x 46 in. (80.6 x 116.8 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink, Linen

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Map on linen, varnished, extremely brittle and damaged; remnants of repair tape at top; many missing pieces at top; overall chipping around edges; very dark staining at top; six-inch vertical tear at top right; three-inch vertical tear at top right as well; overall yellowing; stained and creased overall; reverse is badly stained all over; repair tape at top; and glue marks at center top; dark staining overall, but especially at top.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ward Carpenter

Notes

Engineer

Person or Organization

S. P. Swartwout

Notes

Engineer

Related Entries

Notes

L.2004.80 - Map - Identical

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library