Name/Title
Robert Hoe, Tarrytown, Westchester, New YorkEntry/Object ID
L.2004.102Description
Hand drawn and watercolored map, pasted on linen, of the property of Robert Hoe in Tarrytown, New York: title appears in lower left corner: "ROBERT HOE. / TARRYTOWN. / WESTCHESTER COUNTY. / NEW YORK." (all underscored); map runs from the Hudson River and the railroad across the top, "Franklin Avenue" down the left, the northern property line down the right, and the "Turnpike Road to Tarrytown" across the bottom; scale appears on the bottom edge, just right of center; "Present Mansion," "POT PLANTS," "HOT / GRAPERY," "GREEN HOUSE (sic)," "COLD / GRAPERY," "BILLIARD /ROOM," "PROPOSED SITE / FOR / MANSION," "ICE / HO (sic);" ponds, "THE HUDSON RIVER," "RUN of WATER," "HIGH WATER LINE HUDSON RIVER," "Rail on HUDSON RIVER ROAD;" trees denoted and named including "Hemlock," "cherry" "willow" and "apple;" small drawing of "Ice house" and "Gas house" with trees, "POND" and "STONE WALL" with "Seat" at middle of right side; penciled outlines of proposed roads, trees, and buildings; compass appears on right side below center edge; faint trace of reverse print appears in four places on lower left side; map is handwatercolored in orange, blue and shades of brown; red and black ink; map is bordered by a thin black line; "MAP 83" is written upside down in red pencil in reverse lower right corner.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
MakerDate made
circa 1870Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
37-1/2 inWidth
24-3/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 37 1/2 x 24 3/4 in. (95.3 x 62.9 cm)Material
Paper (wove), ink, Pencil, WatercolorCondition
Notes
Remarks: Paper map pasted on linen; paper and linen torn and frayed on all four sides; center top has one-inch vertical paper tear; center bottom has four vertical paper tears; much surface dirt, staining and foxing on both front and back.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Robert Hoe IINotes
Former ownerGeneral Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 29DNote Type
DepartmentNote
Library