Sing Sing, Town of Ossining, Westchester Co., NY

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.31

Description

Lithographed map of Sing Sing, Westchester County, New York, page from Beers, Ellis & Soule's Atlas of New York and Vicinity: "Singsing (sic) / Town of Ossining, Westchester Co., N.Y.;" title appears in uppermost right corner within border; "18" appears in the upper right corner within the border; from the property of "Benj (sic) Moore" to the property of "Jno (sic) Auser" with the Hudson River running along the length of the left side and "Auser Est." to the "S.L. Havens Est." on the right, down to the center of the page (following the outline of the map area); properties identified by owners' names or the name of the house or estate including "GROVE HILL," home of P. G. Van Vyk (sic)" [P. G. Van Wyck, nephew of Philip Van Cortlandt]; detailed streets including "HIGHLAND AVENUE," "HIGHLAND TURNP.," "VAN CORTLANDT AVE.;" "HUDSON RIVER," "Willow Falls," "Reservoir," "Croton Aqueduct," "Prison Aqueduct," "Creek," "Pleasant / Square," "Lockadian Gardens;" "Upper Dock," "Middle / Dock," "Dry Dock," "Lower / Dock," "Ferry;" stores, churches, quarries, lumber yards, distillery, cemeteries, schools including "Holbrook & Bartlet / Millitary (sic) High School," "Mt. Pleasant / Millity. (sic) Academy," "M. Churchills (sic) School" with "Parade Ground;" businesses including "1st / National / Carriage Fact (sic)," "Vinegar Fact. (sic)," "Drug Mill & Plaster / Manufactury," "Pill Fact (sic)," "U. S. Screw / Spike Co.," and "Van Anden / Tile Works;" "HUDSON RIVER R.R." with "Tunnel," "R. R. Dep.," and "Turn / Tables;" Sing Sing Prison with "Male Department," "Female / Department," "Stone Houses," "Buckle Sh. (sic)," "Tile Sh. (sic)," "Lower Foundry," "Auger," "Shoe Sh. (sic)," "Stone Ho. (sic) & Wash. (sic) Room," "Cabinet," "Core Shop," "Smith Foundry," "Mess Room," "Prison Office," "Keeper's Office," "Store Room / Department," "Whip Shop," "Guard House;" lower right side contains list of individual names and the "Sing Sing Advertising Directory" listing schools, attorneys, physicians, dentists, hotels and businesses by type, their owners and addresses; area of Sing Sing shaded in very pale green with "Parade Ground" and "Mt. Pleasant / Millity. (sic) Academy" shaded in darker green; "HUDSON RIVER" and "Creek" shaded in wavy lines; some land configurations also shaded with lines; an elaborate border with detailed motifs at each corner encloses the map and the name and advertising directories; Sing Sing (underlined), and "3.00," is written twice on the upper back in pencil, "1867" written in pencil above the words on the right side; "SEA 8012 C / 6/18/46 / MADDON" is written in ink on a white label with red edges, pasted on the uppermost right corner.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Beers, Ellis & Soule

Date made

1867

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Map 20

SEA 8012 C

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

25 in

Width

22-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 25 x 22 5/8 in. (63.5 x 57.5 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Crease mark across page, below center; second vertical crease mark; folded corner in upper and lower right; slight crease on lower right side; torn (but still partially attached) part near center bottom; uneven edge, hole, tears and glue stains on left side; surface dirt and staining; foxing and staining on back.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library