New York State (Westchester County) White Plains Quadrangle

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

New York State (Westchester County) White Plains Quadrangle

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.40

Description

Photoengraved topographical map in color of the White Plains Quadrangle, Westchester County, NY: labeled at top left "UNITED STATES / DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / GEOLOGICAL SURVEY;" labeled at top center "STATE OF NEW YORK / REPRESENTED BY THE / DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS;" labeled at top right corner "NEW YORK / (WESTCHESTER COUNTY) / WHITE PLAINS QUADRANGLE;" map depicts region ranging from Scarsdale in the lower right corner to Thornwood in the upper right corner to Ossining in the upper left corner to Dobbs Ferry in the lower left corner; other villages depicted include Irvington, Tarrytown, Hawthorne, Elmsford, and White Plains; water bodies are represented in blue ink and include the Kensico Resevoir, Sawmill River, Pocantico Lake, and Tappan Sea [sic]; brown is used to depict topography; black is used to depict streets and sites such as Marymount College, Bloomingdale Asylum, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and country clubs; red is used to depict roads, which can be identified with the road classification key at lower left; map scale is shown at lower center, and edition/reprint information is listed at lower right; reverse features essay explaining the Topographical Maps of the United States project, and provides an illustrated example of contour lines; key at bottom depicts standard symbols in categories of culture, relief, water, and woods; these include trails, mines, ferries, and streams.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

United States Department of the Interior

Date made

1950

Notes

Dates: 1938

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Map 24

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

21 in

Width

17-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 21 x 17 1/2 in. (53.3 x 44.5 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Slight diagonal crease in lower right corner; slight crease in center of left edge; folding crease suggests that map was folded into quarters.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library