New York, West Point Quadrangle

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

New York, West Point Quadrangle

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.62

Description

Photoengraved and colored U.S. Geological Survey topographical map of the West Point Quadrangle colored brown and blue throughout: upper left corner "U.S. Geological Survey / Charles D. Walcott, Director;" upper mid-center "TOPOGRAPHY;" upper right corner "NEW YORK / WEST POINT QUADRANGLE;" at top left of map area is Fishkill; to bottom area are Peekskill and Yorktown; on left side are Stony Point, Highland and Cornwall with the Hudson River next to them; on right side are Somers and Carmel; the New York Central and Hudson River railroad on left and right sides; topographer information on lower left corner; scale 1/62,500 in mid-lower edge; and "Edition of Sept. 1901 reprinted July 1903" on lower right corner; 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

Jul 1903

Notes

Dates: 1903

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Map 22a

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

20 in

Width

16-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

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

Material

Paper (wove), ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is brittle; tears on all edges; half of left bottom edge is broken off and missing.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library