New York, New Jersey, Tarrytown Quadrangle

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.70

Description

Photoengraved and colored U.S. Geological survey topographical map of a section of New York, New Jersey, Tarrytown Quadrangle colored brown denotes land and blue denotes water: upper left corner "U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY / GEORGE OTIS SMITH, DIRECTOR;" upper mid-center "TOPOGRAPHY / STATE OF NEW YORK / REPRESENTED BY THE / STATE ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR;" upper right corner "NEW YORK / NEW JERSEY, TARRYTOWN QUADRANGLE;" on left side of map area are New York towns including Stony Point, Haverstraw, Clarkstown, Orangetown and New Jersey town Harrington; Hudson River runs vertically down center of map; New York towns on right side of map include Cortlandt, Yorktown, New Castle, Ossining, Mt. Pleasant, Greenburgh and Tarrytown; topographer information on lower left corner; scale 1/62,500 in mid-lower edge; and "Edition of April 1902, reprinted Nov. 1908;" on back side is "Description of the Topographical Map of the United States" with text and a graphics legend.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

United States Geological Survey

Date made

Nov 1908

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Map 22i

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

20 in

Width

16-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 20 x 16 5/8 in. (50.8 x 42.2 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is yellowed; folded creases evident; dark stain down center vertical crease and two horizontal creases; cellophane tape down vertical center on back side; tear at top center down to upper mid-section.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library