Plan of Tarrytown and Vicinity

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Plan of Tarrytown and Vicinity

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.79

Description

Lithographed and hand-colored map, page from Beers atlas (corner identifying page number missing), titled: "Plan of / TARRYTOWN / AND / VICINITY / Westchester Co. N.Y.": scale is 20 rods to the inch; bordered on all sides with lithographed scrollwork and foliate cartouches at each corner; map extends from the Hudson River at Paulding Avenue in the lower left corner to the Hudson River at Chas. Smith Brick Yards in the upper left corner, to Mrs. A.D. Moore property on Bedford Avenue in the upper right corner, to "Maple Terrace," property of James H. Benedict in the lower right corner; map divided into three segments top to bottom, north most segment colored yellow and ending at Town Line along André Brook, middle segment colored green and ending at point bisecting Estate of James Benedict; southernmost segment colored pink and ending beyond Paulding Avenue near property of General Thos. S. Gray; column containing Tarrytown Business Directory and References runs the length of the right side of the map; including Banks, Builders, Churches, Coal Dealers, Dentists, Druggists, Grocers &c., Hardware, Hotels, Jewellers, Lawyers, Livery Stables, Manufacturers, Markets, Dry Good Merchants, Miscellaneous Dealers, Physicians, Real Estate Office, Saloons, Schools, and Surveyors; References list owners of properties on Main St., Orchard St., and Bird Ave. opp. R.R. Depot; other sites include docks, landings, Croton Aqueduct, Hudson River Rail Road, churches, schools, André Monument, André Brook, property of Robert Hoe, Irving House on Beekman Avenue (J.W. White), Irving Institute, Irving Hall on Orchard Street, sash and blind and molding works, "Rocheaumont" (A.W. Dimock), and Lovatt & Peele Silk Factory. Reverse shows applied repairs at center crease and center right crease; "Map 42" in pencil, lower left corner.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Beers, Ellis & Soule

Date made

1868

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Map 42

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

29-1/4 in

Width

23-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 29 1/4 x 23 1/2 in. (74.3 x 59.7 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Yellowed and extremely fragile; map quartered by creases; upper right corner (where page number should be) missing; inch-long tears all along right edge; four-inch tear at center of right edge along crease; two parts of right edge missing; bottom right corner torn, with part missing; creases and water stains along bottom edge; diagonal crease at upper left; two-inch vertical tear at top center; applied repairs on reverse.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

L.2004.78 - Map - Similar item L.2004.77 - Map - Similar item L.2004.151 - Map - Similar item L.2004.152 - Map - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

According to old cataloging card, map was copied for Tarrytown Centennial. Map can be dated to 1868 because this map does not appear in F.W. Beers 1867 atlas, and it is identical to the maps listed in Object-Related module.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library