Name/Title
North TarrytownEntry/Object ID
L.2004.83Description
Photoengraved and hand-colored map, mounted on linen, of North Tarrytown: scale 225 feet to 1 inch; ranging from Sleepy Hollow Cemetery at the top of map to River Street and the Hudson River at Husted Bros. Coal & Lumberyard in the bottom left corner to Wilson Park and Prospect Avenue in the lower right; "Explanations" Key lists water pipes (blue line), hydrants (blue circles), brick buildings (pink), stone buildings (gray), and frame buildings (brown-orange); streets colored light brown, Andre Brook colored pink, Croton Aqueduct colored light blue; cemetery and grounds of churches and parsonage colored green; map shows properties including those of John Webber, H. Andrews, Jos. McLean, A.M. Patterson, E. Jones, Chas. Gould, M.W. Olmstead, G. Andrews, and G. Beekman; map shows "Manor House and silk factory"; Business Notices in two columns on left side of map include "E.H. Birdsall, furniture dealer and funeral decorator, 54 Main St." and "John Herguth, fine groceries, provisions, flour, feed, hay, etc., cor. Wildey and Valley Sts."; reverse is linen backing, with "Pam/Ta" mark in pencil at center, date written "1880-5" at top right, "Map #41" in red pencil, lower left, illegible writing in pencil above red map number.Made/Created
Manufacturer
Watson & CompanyDate made
1891Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
20-1/4 inWidth
31 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 20 1/4 x 31 in. (51.4 x 78.7 cm)Material
Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor, LinenCondition
Notes
Remarks: Mounted on linen; linen discolored; edges fragile, brittle, and torn all across lower edge; all corners torn and creased except for upper right corner; creases from folding map into quarters.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28DNote Type
DepartmentNote
Library