Plans of Westchester, West Farms, Morrisania, Westchester Co. and Part of New York County

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Plans of Westchester, West Farms, Morrisania, Westchester Co. and Part of New York County

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.50

Description

Lithographed and hand-colored overall map, page 4 from Beers, Ellis & Soule's Atlas of New York and Vicinity: titled "Plans of / WESTCHESTER, WEST FARMS, MORRISANIA / WESTCHESTER Co / and Part of / NEW YORK COUNTY;" extending from Wards Island in the lower left corner to Wakefield toward the upper right corner: map details area bordered by Long Island Sound in the south to the Hudson River in the west, to Pelham Bay in the east; Morrisania is hand-colored green and depicts streets including Old Boston Road, Washington Avenue, and Cottage Street; property names, hotels, schools, stations, and the journal office appear; Port Morris, North New York, Mott Haven, Melrose, Woodstock, Eltona, High Bridgeville, and West Morrisania appear in larger type; to the north and east of Morrisania is West Farms, hand-colored in pink and showing the continuation of the Croton Aqueduct and an unidentified railroad from the County of New York; Roads depicted include the Southern Westchester Turnpike and Kings Bridge Road; hotels, stations, cemeteries, St. John's College, & churches appear, along with property names such as "Green Bank" and "Woodside;" West Farms is bordered by the Bronx River on the east, and Westchester appears opposite the River, hand-colored in yellow; prominent features include the Westchester Creek, Throggs Neck [sic], Fort Schuyler, Union Port, BronxDale & Olinville; Friends meetinghouse, and Episcopal Church, hotels, schools, and stores appear as well as property owners' names and properties, such as "Castle Hill."

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Beers, Ellis & Soule

Date made

1867

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Map 58
Sp. 8299

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

17-1/2 in

Width

14-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 17 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (44.5 x 36.2 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Edges of map darkened and brittle on three sides; tear at top edge (1 inch), and three tears at bottom edge along with two "chips" missing near lower right corner, which is also creased; map was removed from a bound atlas, and there are five binding punctures along the left border.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library