New York - New Jersey Harlem Quadrangle

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.115

Description

Photoengraved topographical and highly detailed map of upper Manhattan, the Bronx and lower Westchester County, New York; title appears in upper right corner as follows: "NEW YORK - NEW JERSEY / HARLEM QUADRANGLE;" map runs from Harrington / Park, New Jersey to mid-Manhattan on the left side, and from Greenburgh and Scarsdale to Little Neck Bay and Bayside in New York on the right side; major New Jersey and New York areas and towns named; street grids of Manhattan, the Bronx, Yonkers, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle as well as parts of New Jersey and Queens; Hudson River, East River and Long Island Sound, all with boundary and county lines; "U.S. GEOGRAPHICALL SURVEY / GEORGE OTIS SMITH, DIRECTOR" appears in the upper left corner; "H.M. Wilson, Geographer in charge. / Triangulation by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. / Topography by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, N.Y. City / Government, S.H. Bodfish, Frank Sutton, R.D. Cummin, E. B. Clark, and J. W. Thom. / Surveyed in 1888-89 and in 1897 in cooperation with the State of New York; / Campbell W. Adams, State Engineer and Surveyor.;" "Edition of Feb. (sic) 1900, reprinted June 1910" appears in the lower right corner; "NOTE: Geologic Folio No. 83, price 50 cents, treats of the geology and of the Trap, marble, granite, road material, clay, iron, water power, and resources of this area. Adjoining folio - Passaic, price 25 cents - is also available." appears across the bottom of the page; scale in center bottom, outside of map; map is bordered by a thin black line; "158a" written vertically in red pencil in lower left corner; reverse contains lengthy text with the following title: "DESCRIPTION OF THE TOPOGRAPHIC MAP OF THE UNITED STATES" by "THE DIRECTOR / United States Geological Survey, / Washington, D. C. / May, 1909" and a chart of 'CONVENTIONAL SIGNS;" there are three pieces of yellowing cellophane tape on the right side to mend tears; "Map 158a" is written in red pencil in the lower left corner.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

United States Geological Survey

Date made

1910

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Map 158a

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

20 in

Width

16-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 20 x 16 1/2 in. (50.8 x 41.9 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Two vertical and four horizontal fold marks; three horizontal tears on left side; two small tears on lower right side; three small holes in body of map, including one in upper left on an angular fold mark; large chip and stain on upper right side; vertical tear on top left; large stain on upper right and more staining on lower right; lighter stains on left side, especially where tape is underneath; reverse shows shadows of right now left side stains; three pieces of cellophane tape on right side.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28B

Note Type

Department

Note

Library