Plan of New York and Brooklyn

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.117

Description

Lithographed, handwatercolored map of New York and Brooklyn from a Beers, Ellis & Soule's Atlas of New York and Vicinity; title appears in upper left corner as follows: "Plan of / NEW YORK / and / BROOKLYN;" "3" appears in upper right corner, next to a compass arrow pointing north; map runs from Edgewater to Jersey City, both in New Jersey, to "NEW YORK BAY" on the left side, and Rose Mount near the Bronx River to the "Cypresshills / Cemetery" in Brooklyn on the right; street grids of "JERSEY CITY," "NEW YORK," "BROOKLYN," "QUEENS," and "WEST / CHESTER (area of which is now known as the Bronx);" "BLOOM /INDALE (sic) / SQUARE;" "MADISON / SQUARE," "HAMILTON / SQUARE," "ROBERT / MORRIS / SQUARE" "CENTRAL PARK" "PROSPECT PARK;" "MORRIS & ESSEX R.R. (sic)," "HUDSON LINE RIVER R.R. (sic);" "LONG ISLAND R.R. (sic);" "FLUSHING R.R.," ferries; "BLACKWELLS ISLAND," "RANDALL'S ISLAND," "WARD'S ISLAND," "RIKERS ISLAND," "TWO BROTHERS," "BERLIANS ISLAND," "GOVERNORS / IS. (sic)" with "Fort / Columbus," "Ellis's / Is. (sic)" with "Fort / Gibson," and "Bedloes / Is. (sic)" with "Fort / Wood;" "HUDSON RIVER," "EAST RIVER," "BOWERY BAY," "HELL (sic) GATE," "FRONTWELLS CREEK," "NEWTOWN CREEK;" "U.S. NAVY YARD," "BULKHEAD AND PIER," "DR. COMB'S DAM," "Harlem Old Bridge;" "BLOOMINGDALE," "YORKVILLE," "HARLEM," "MANHATTAN / VILLE (sic)," CARMENSVILLE," "HIGHBRIDGE / VILLE (sic)," "NORTH NEW YORK," "EAST BROOKLYN;" map is colored in peach, pink, pale yellow, light green, darker green; bodies of water denoted by wavy lines; "1867" written in pencil below title; "1.00" written in pencil, outside of border, on upper right as is "1" in a box in uppermost right corner; pencil mark on lower right bottom edge outside of map border; map is framed by an ornate, slender border, then a thin black line followed by a thicker black line; map breaks through border on the lower left side; "#86" is written in red pencil in lower left corner of the reverse side; on the lower right reverse side is stamped "THE MADDON SHOP / Cherry Street and South Ave. (sic) / New Canaan, Conn. (sic)" above a red and white sticker with "SEA.8007 E / 6/18/46 / MADDON" written in ink on it which is itself just above "Sea 8007 E" written in pencil.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Beers, Ellis & Soule

Date made

1867

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Map 86

SEA. 8007E

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

17-1/2 in

Width

13-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 17 1/2 x 13 7/8 in. (44.5 x 35.2 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Miniscule tears and chips on top, right and bottom edges; scratch/chipped section on lower left side; lower right corner missing; lower left corner has a stain to the right; edges stained and dirty on both sides; surface dirt and foxing on both sides.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library