Section 7 Portion of Westchester County

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.93

Description

Lithographed and hand watercolored map, page from an atlas, representing part of Westchester County: title as follows, "SECTION 7 / PORTION OF / WESTCHESTER COUNTY;" scale appears to left of title; map runs from the property of "Jane G. Phelps," just above "NORTH TARRYTOWN" to "EAST IRVINGTON" and "ELMSFORD", all in Westchester County; points of interest in Westchester County include named streets and areas identified by property and, or, owners' names including "Wm. Rockefeller," "A.C. Kingsland, Est. (sic)," "[letters missing] y Gould / [letters missing] EHURST," "[letters missing] ERT'S DELL," " Irving," "E.S. JAFFRAY" "A. BIERSTADT;" places of interest include "SLEEPY HOLLOW CEMETERY," "REF. / CH. (sic)," "ANDRE / MONUMENT," "SACKETT'S QUARRY," "WESTCHESTER COUNTY HOUSE / FARM AND PROPERTY:" "ANDRE BROOK," "CROTON AQUEDUCT," "SAW MILL RIVER," "NEPERAN RIVER," "BROWNS (sic) POND; " "POCANTICO HILLS P.O," "EASTVIEW," "GLENVILLE;" "NEW YORK CENTRAL AND HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD," "N.Y. AND NORTHERN R.R." with "TARRYTOWN R.R. STATION," "SLEEPY HOLLOW / R.R. STATION," and "R.R. STA. (sic)" at Pocantico Hills; "IRVING INSTITUTE," "ST. JOHN'S LEAGUE," "THE CASTLE," "ST. JOHNS (sic) SCHOOL," churches, schools, docks; properties and streets marked and colored and named; at lower right edge, outside of map borders, reads "COPYRIGHTED 1891, BY WATSON & CO;" the top, right and bottom of page are bordered by a black line which is bordered by a thinner black line, with the names of properties breaking through the borders on the right side of the right page; colors include several shades of green, pink, yellow and blue as well as red and orange; "Map 53" is written vertically in pencil on reverse top left side.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Watson & Company

Date made

1891

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Map 53d

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

20-1/8 in

Width

15-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 20 1/8 x 15 1/4 in. (51.1 x 38.7 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Page from an atlas with upper left corner folded inwards; two-inch vertical tear and four small vertical tears along the top; upper right corner has fold mark (outwards) and chip under the corner; four more chips or irregularly sized missing pieces along right edge; three small horizontal tears along right edge; three-inch vertical tear at bottom right side; one small, horizontal tear on left side; surface dirt, staining and some foxing; red and green stains from watercolors on reverse side; print stains from lettering and border; some surface dirt and foxing.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

L.2004.91 - Map - Similar item L.2004.92 - Map - Similar item L.2004.39 - Map - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library