Name/Title
Patroonships, Manors and Seigniories in New York Recognized by the Order of Colonial Lords of Manors.Entry/Object ID
L.2004.98Description
Lithographed, detailed map, in dark blue ink with some calligraphic lettering, of 17th-century patroonships in New York; title appears in upper right corner: "Patroonships, Manors and Seigniories in New York / Recognized by the Order of Colonial Lords of Manors;" map runs from the border of "HAMILTON CO." to "Brunswick" in New Jersey on the left side, and from the lower part of "Lake Champlain" to "Montauk Point" and the "ATLANTIC OCEAN" on the right side; some areas shaded to denote property boundaries; county and state lines denoted by broken lines; "Hudson River," "Lake Champlain," "Lake George," "Hudson River," "Mohawk R. (sic)," "Housatonic River," "Connecticut / River," "Thames R (sic)," "Passaic R (sic)," "Raritan R (sic)," and many other small rivers and kills in New York; "STATEN / I. (sic)," "Long Island," "FISHER'S / I.," "SHELTER / I. (sic)," "GARDINER'S / I. (sic)" and portions of Delaware, New Jersey, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut; "THE WILDERNESS / (ADIRONDACK MTS. (sic)," "HELDERBERG / MTS. (sic)," "CATSKILL / MOUNTAINS;" many towns and forts marked and named; "Seigniory of / ALAINVILLE," "RENSELAERWYCK," "LIVINGSTON," "CORTLANDT," "PHILIPSBOROUGH (sic)," "PAVONIA" shaded; area of "IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY" and "DELAWARE INDIANS" indicated; vertical text in center of lower half reads "THE OBLONG / PATENT Surrendered by Conn. To / Province of New York 1731;" inset box with text under the title on upper right side includes "PATROONSHIPS (under the Dutch, 1629 to 1664)," followed by a shaded triangle, and has four patroonships listed with dates; "MANORS (under the English, 1664 to 1777," followed by a shaded circle, listed next with dates and, in some cases, grant information, including "14. Philipsborough (sic) / Frederick Philipse…..June 12, 1693" and "17. Sagtikos / Stephanus Van Cortlandt…..June 17, 1697;" "SEIGNIORIES (under the French), followed by a box with four similar symbols, with one seigniory listed below; inset map in middle right side shows Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts coastal area from "18" [in a circle denoting Shelter Island] to "Massachusetts / Bay" and "Cape Cod;" inset map includes "New London," "Providence," "Narragansett Bay," "Block I. (sic)," "Newport," "Fall River," "Buzzards (sic) Bay," "Martha's Vineyard," "Nantucket / Sound," "Nantucket I." and separate scale which reads "SCALE: Approximately one-half / of main map" appears at bottom of inset map; scale for the main map appears at the bottom right corner of map; text below scale reads "NOTE: The location and areas of the Patroonships, Manors and/ Seigniories are shown as correctly as could be ascertained ~ / The present-day (1932) county boundaries are shown as a guide ~ ;" "MAX MAYER, THORNWOOD, N.Y." appears in lower left corner; inset map is bordered by two lines, a thin inner one and a thicker outer one, on top, left and bottom sides sharing the right side with the larger map; larger map is bordered by three lines, a thin inner line, a thick middle line and another thin outer line; "Map 138" is written in red pencil on the reverse side in the lower left corner.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Max MeyerAttribution
CartographerDate made
1932Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
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Dimension Description
OverallHeight
15-7/8 inWidth
9 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 15 7/8 x 9 in. (40.3 x 22.9 cm)Material
Paper (wove), inkCondition
Notes
Remarks: Paper is in very good condition and printing is clear; one vertical and one horizontal crease line; upper left corner has fold mark as does the upper right one; two additional angular crease marks stretching from center upwards to the right; lower left corner has fold mark.General Notes
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StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28ANote Type
DepartmentNote
Library