PLAN OF NEW YORK & C.

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.128

Description

Colored print of New York City; map showing Manhattan south of 44th Street and portions of Green Point, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Jersey City, and Hoboken; Governor’s Island; Ellis Island, Fort Gibson; Hudson River; East River; streets are named; ferry routes; decorative border; at top center printed, "PLAN OF NEW YORK & c."; printed in image at top center, "CITY OF NEW YORK"; at bottom left printed, "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1860 by S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania."; at top right printed, "19.".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

S. Augustus Mitchell Jr.

Attribution

Cartographer

Manufacturer

The Mitchell Company

Date made

1860 - 1900

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

15 in

Width

12-9/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 15 x 12 9/16 in. (38.1 x 31.9 cm)

Material

Paper, ink, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is yellowed especially at edges; crease and multiple losses along left edge where paper was attached to book; 2 brown stains at center bottom (near Governor's Island); crease, loss and stain at bottom right corner; horizontal crease along bottom edge; tears and losses along bottom edge at center; six tears along right edge at 1", 2", 7", 9", 12", and 13" from top; verso: tape at bottom center; foxing at right edge.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].

Note Type

General Note

Note

Scanned image not entire object.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7

Note Type

Department

Note

Library