Name/Title
Property map of Janet Montgomery and Robert R. LivingstonEntry/Object ID
L.2006.20 a-eDescription
Hand drawn untitled map in five torn pieces; "The Property of Mrs. Jennet (sic) Montgomery" appears across the top section of the map; "Ninth Allotment The Property of the Honble (sic) Robert R. Livingston" appears across the lower section of the map; "Whiteborough," "Franklin Township," "The Eighth Allotment," "Tenth Allotment The Property of Mrs. Gertrud (sic) Lewis," and "New / Kingston" appear in large letters around the map with property lines delineated in ink and red and blue paint; lot numbers, outlined in red paint, on left of map; drawings of trees, houses ("Wills," "Shelden," "Henry") and waterways, including "Delaware River;" copious notations in ink across the map, including "Fine Meadowland," "Ledges," "Good flat land with Fern," " Poor land," "A very filled Stream of Good Water Commonly called the little Delaware Suitable for Mills and abound with Fish," "A Range of Hills," "Here may be made Several fine farms," "A fine Clean Meadow," "Pawlings Lake," "Midling (sic) Good," "Good land," "Stony thick Brush," "Rocky," "Stony and / Nettles good Soil," "Good hay land," "Midling (sic) Good flat land," "Poor land," "Springy," "A Rocky Hill," "Path from Unadella," "Stones around a Small Beech corner Tree / Marked RRL - GL Another WC 1784," "A Rock Maple Corner Tree," "Platte Kill," "A Beech on a Rock / Stones marked Kingston / WC 1784;" inset on right, property area outlined in red paint, contains "NEW / KINGSTON / 5000 Acres / A Donation from the Chancellor / to the Suffering Inhabitants / of the Town of Kingston;" lines drawn in pencil delineating lots with numbers; other random notes and numbers in pencil and ink; large star compass in upper left of center; map bordered by four lines, two inner ones close together; text of map and incomplete right borders indicate that there is a futher right side missing section; two pieces of 19th or 20th century glossy paper pasted over one another and over three quarters of the back of L.2006. 20 a.Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
11-3/4 inWidth
30-3/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 30 3/4 in. (29.8 x 78.1 cm)Material
Paper (wove), Paper (laid), ink, water color paint, PencilCondition
Notes
Remarks: Map in five pieces:
a. Split pieces pasted on heavy paper; small interior sections missing, chipping along top left and bottom edges; torn right (interior) edge; horizontal fold mark at left; staining, foxing; reverse has paper of a later era pasted over three quarters of page.
b. Chipping along top and bottom edges; vertical fold marks; torn left and right (both interior) edges; staining and foxing on both top and reverse sides.
c. Vertical fold marks and creases; vertical split down the center, from top almost to the bottom of page; chipping along top and bottom edges; torn left and right (both interior) edges; staining and foxing on both top and reverse sides.
d. Chipping along top edge; chip in upper right corner; fold on right side; torn left and bottom (interior) edges.
e. Small chip from right side of L.2006.20 c; torn edges.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Janet Livingston MontgomeryNotes
SubjectGeneral Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27CNote Type
DepartmentNote
Library