Part of North Tarrytown / Town of Mount Pleasant

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.85

Description

Photoengraved and hand colored map of North Tarrytown, plate 43 from Atlas of Westchester County by G. W. Bromley & Co: titled "PART OF NORTH TARRYTOWN / TOWN OF MT. PLEASANT;" scale 400 feet to an inch; compass rose pointing diagonally left; extending from Hudson River and Mrs. Jane E. Phelps's property on the upper left side to Kingsland Point and The Mobile Co. of America on the lower left side to John D. Rockefeller's property "Boxwood" in the lower right corner to John D. Rockefeller's property adjacent to the G.P. Lowery Estate in the upper right corner; map shows Croton Aqueduct, Pocantico River, New York Central & Hudson River Railroad, Gorey Brook, line of New Croton Aqueduct, Pocantico Hills station and public school, churches, village line of North Tarrytown, school districts, and site marked "Andre Lodged Here Night Before Capture," with "Before" crossed out in pencil and "After" written next to it; map also shows property lines including those of John Webber, Mrs. Jane E. Phelps, Charles B. Peabody, Wm. H. Douglas, Mrs. E.B. Munroe, Col. W.C. Church, Joseph Oussani, Thomas G. Carson, G.P. Lowery, John D. Rockefeller and William Rockefeller; reverse labeled with red and white Sealantic stickler in lower right corner, reading "Sp. 8414 / 3/22/51 / Milton L. / Bernstein;" "Map 48" written in red pencil at lower left coner.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

G. W. Bromley & Company

Date made

1901

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Map 48

Sp. 8414

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

22-1/4 in

Width

32-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 22 1/4 x 32 1/4 in. (56.5 x 81.9 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor, Linen

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Map mounted on linen; map folded in half in folder; slightly discolored around perimeter; red tape affixed to left edge (matching original binding) to aide in unfolding map/turning map in atlas; area on right edge opposite tape discolored; stains on linen, reverse.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

G. W. Bromley & Company

Notes

Surveyor

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

Old cataloging card reads "shows castle when owned by The Mobile Co. of America."

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library