Sketch of the road from Kingsbridge to White Plains

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Sketch of the road from Kingsbridge to White Plains

Entry/Object ID

P 829

Description

Hand-drawn, handcolored map of the eastern bank of the Hudson River showing lower Westchester, the Bronx and upper Manhattan; title of map appears in upper left corner as follows:"SKetch (sic) / of the road from Kingsbridge / to White plains (sic); map runs from "JERSEY" and the "NORTh (sic) RIVER" on the left and "White Plains" to "Frogs Neck" on the left; "Philipps (sic) / Manor," "Fort Tryon," "Fort Knypp (blurred letters)," "Spiken Devil Hill," "Coxhill Battery," "[illegible word] / for Philipps," "Fort Indepen / dence (sic)," "Pells Manor," "Valentine Ferry;" "Spitken / Devils / Creek," "River Brunx," "West Chester Creek," "Part of the Sound;" "Saw Mill / Bridge," "Williams Bridge;" "Kingsbridge," "West Chester," "East / Chester," "Meyers / Neck," "New Rochelle," "White Plains;" "High road to White Plains," "Road to Croton / Field of Battle / 25 October / 1776," "Road to the / Court House;" mills, churches, properties or homes identified by numerous owner's names; compass in the river, on the left side; scale at bottom right; map is colored in green, brown, red and black; map is framed by a thin black line, a space and then a thicker black line; "R: A: W: Fecit" is written in the bottom right corner; "Rhual / 414," in a circle, is written in pencil on the lower left reverse side; "P829" is written in pencil in the lower right reverse corner.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Date made: 18th century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See Description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Map 118

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

15-1/2 in

Width

10-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 10 1/8 in. (39.4 x 25.7 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Many vertical and horizontal fold marks; some lower fold markds do not allow complete view of map; top has chipped and folded edges; right corner folded inwards; right side has folds and tears including one large one (though still intact) on lower right side; lower right corner has fold marks; left side also folded in places with two tears (still intact) on lower side; bottom edge has chips and small tears; small pinholes in upper left, lower left and right corners; long black mark in upper left corner; surface dirt, staining and foxing on both front and back sides.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Rockefeller Archive, Storage

Note Type

Department

Note

Library