Section 5, Portion of City of Yonkers and Westchester County
Entry/Object ID
L.2004.49
Description
Photoengraved and hand-colored map, one page of two-page map from Watson & Co.'s Atlas of the Hudson River Valley, showing streets, property names and section, township borders, railroad lines, Croton and New York City aqueducts,and the Hudson and Nepperhan Rivers for a portion of Greenburgh and Yonkers: title in rectangular box in upper right corner "SECTION 5 / PORTION OF / CITY OF YONKERS / AND / WESTCHESTER COUNTY;" hand-colored light and dark pink, light and dark yellow, light and dark green, orange and light blue throughout entire map; a scale at top center labeled "Scale 1200 Feet to the Inch;" "Palisade Land Co." labeled on upper left side; township borders of Greenburgh and Yonkers on upper right side; "WARD No. 3" labeled on lower right side; has a wide and narrow line outer border; on bottom right edge "Copyrighted 1891, by Watson & Co."
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Watson & Company
Date made
1891
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
See description
Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Map 57
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
20-1/8 in
Width
14-7/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 20 1/8 x 14 7/8 in. (51.1 x 37.8 cm)
Material
Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Missing other half of map; paper slightly yellowed, has a 7/16" horizontal tear on center left edge, has a 3/8" horizontal tear on upper right edge and a 1/4" horizontal tear on lower right edge.
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28B