Map of Westchester County, New York

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.143

Description

Lithographed, watercolored, highly detailed map of Westchester County, New York: title appears in lower right corner as follows: "Map / of / WEST CHESTER, / COUNTY / New York;" text continues below title: "From actual Surveys (sic) by / SIDNEY & NEFF, / Civil Engineers & Surveyors. / NEWELL S. BROWN, PUBLISHER. / WHITE PLAINS, / & No. 15 Minor Street / PHILADELPHIA / 1851. / Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1851 by ROBERT P. SMITH, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania;" "Scale of Miles" and Scale of Perches" appears below the title; map runs from "Fort Montgomery" and down the "HUDSON RIVER" on the left and "NORTH SALEM" to "WEST CHESTER" and the "LONG ISLAND SOUND" on the right; areas include "CORTLANDT", "YORKTOWN," "SOMERS," "NORTH SALEM," "OSSINING," "NEW CASTLE," "BEDFORD," "POUND RIDGE," "LEWISBOROUGH," "MOUNT PLEASANT," "NORTH CASTLE," "GREENBURGH," "WHITE PLAINS," "HARRISON," "RYE," "YONKERS," "EAST CHESTER," "SCARSDALE," "NEW ROCHELLE,", "MAMARONECK," "PELHAM," "WEST CHESTER," "WEST FARMS, "Sleepy Hollow;" places and properties of interest include "Van Cortlandt / Manor House," "P. Van Cortlandt," "KAAKEOOTE" [Kykuit], "Beekman Forest," "Tarrytown Cemetery," "D. (sic) Ch. (sic)," "Dr. (sic).S.D. Beekman," "Irving Instite. (sic)," "G. & P (sic) Mill," "S. Mill," "W. Irving," "Sunnyside / Cottage" "Railroad;" "Buttermilk Hill," "GREENBURGH HILLS," "Negro Hills," "Tuckahoe Hills;" water bodies include "HUDSON RIVER," "TAPPAN BAY," "HAVERSTRAW BAY," "LONG ISLAND SOUND," "Croton Aqueduct," "CROTON LAKE OR RESERVOIR," "Pocantico River," "Tibbets Brook," "Grass Sprain," "Shelldrake Brook," " Bronx River;" steamboat landings, docks, hotels; a "STATISTICAL TABLE" with columns marked "Name / of / Towns," "Population / in / 1840," "Population / in / 1850," "Area / in Sq (sic) Miles," and "Area / in Acres" appears in lower right section; illustrations [with text below] appear as follows: "SCHOOL HOUSE / Erected and presented to the School Dist (sic) No (sic) 1 Tarrytown N Y / by Capt. (sic) N. Cobb, A.D. 1850;" "RESIDENCE OF CAPT. N. COBB, / Tarrytown," "WOODLAND / RESIDENCE OF S.S. HOWLAND / Greenburgh," all on the left side; "BOULDER STONE / in the town of North Salem / in the upper right side; "West Chester County Buildings / White Plains," " RESIDENCE OF G.A. PURDY / White Plains," and "RESIDENCE OF M.P. PROUT / East Chester," all in the middle right area; "RESIDENCE OF BYARD CLARKE / Throgs Neck," "VIEW OF THE HIGH BRIDGE / near Harlem;" "RESIDENCE OF CHARLES MILLER / Harrison" "MOUNT FORDHAM / Country Seat of Lewis G. Morris;" "RESIDENCE OF ROBT. H. ELTON / on Boston Road 10 Miles from New York / West Farms Township" at center bottom; map is painted in vibrant green, pink, orange, yellow and blue; border is of ornate scroll work colored in green; "Map 72a" written in upper left corner on reverse in red pencil.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Newell S. Brown

Date made

1851

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Map 72a

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

50-1/4 in

Width

40-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 50 1/4 x 40 1/4 in. (127.6 x 102.2 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor, Linen, Silk

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Varnished paper on linen; binding holes at top and bottom edges; two sides missing parts of navy silk binding tape; significant horizontal crease at center with cracks; overall creases; severe 6-inch section of chipping in upper right corner; one-inch severe chipping / missing pieces at middle top edge; 6 inches of severe chipping at upper left edge; 6-inch water stain in upper left corner; foxing throughout; missing pieces in both left and right bottom edges; color still very vibrant; back is stained; severely discolored at top.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Sidney & Neff

Notes

Engineer

Related Entries

Notes

L.2004.141 a-b - Map - Similar item L.2004.142 - Map - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library