Lithographed and hand-colored map from Beers, Ellis & Soule's Atlas of New York and Vicinity, showing different district borders, property owner names, roads and waterways in Westchester County including Cortlandt: hand-colored light and dark pink, green, blue, and yellow throughout district borders; towns of Cortlandtville and Peekskill to Verplanck P.O. to Croton Landing (P.O.) are marked on map; Putnam Co. labeled at top; Hudson River marked on left side; Yorktown labeled on right side; and Croton Point and Bay marked at bottom; title on lower left corner "TOWN OF / CORTLANDT / Westchester Co. N.Y. / Scale 1 1/3 Inches to the Mile;" plate number "16" marked in upper right corner; shows manor house and Family Cemetery of Col. P. Van Cortlandt on map; has a decorative zigzag outer border; on reverse, black ink stamp in lower right corner "The Maddon Shop / Cherry St. and South Ave. / New Canaan, Conn." and red and white sticker in lower right corner "SEA 8007A / 6/18/46 / MADDON."
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Beers, Ellis & Soule
Date made
1867
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
See description
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Map 27a
SEA 8007A
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
17-5/16 in
Width
14-1/4 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 17 5/16 x 14 1/4 in. (44 x 36.2 cm)
Material
Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Slightly yellowed paper; several small foxing stains throughout; tiny tear on mid-left side and two small tears on bottom edge.
Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
L.2004.44 - Map - Identical
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28B