THE HUDSON BY DAYLIGHT MAP FROM NEW YORK BAY TO THE HEAD OF TIDE WATER
Entry/Object ID
L.2012.354
Description
Colored map of Hudson River from Waterford south to New York Bay; long thin map, accordion folded; details include names of towns and cities, roads, railroad, mountains, streams, counties, ferries; at top printed; "THE / HUDSON BY DAYLIGHT / MAP / FROM / NEW YORK BAY / TO THE / HEAD OF TIDE WATER / CONTAINING / NAMES OF STREAMS, ISLANDS AND HEIGHTS OF MOUNTAINS / According to the latest Coast Survey / ALSO / THE NAMES OF PROMINENT RESIDENCES / HISTORIC LAND MARKS / THE OLD REACHES OF THE HUDSON AND OLD INDIAN NAMES / PUBLISHED BY / WM. F. LINK / Office of New York & Albany Day Line Streamers / Pier 39 Vestry St. / COPYRIGHT 1878 BY WM. F. LINK / Any Suggestions from Residents along the River will be gladly received / Scale 1 1/2 Miles to an inch".
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Cartographer
Manufacturer
William F. Link
Date made
1878
Dimensions
Dimension Description
unfolded
Height
107-1/4 in
Width
5-1/2 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 107 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (272.4 x 14 cm)
Dimension Description
folded
Height
5-1/2 in
Width
5-1/2 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (14 x 14 cm)
Material
Paper, ink, Watercolor
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Accordion folded map composed of four sections of paper glued together; fragile, especially at folds; paper is yellowed with multiple tears and losses at folds; paper soiled and abraded at outer folds; poor alignment of map at seams.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William Diebold
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B5