Town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, N.Y.

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.45

Description

Lithographed map of Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York page from Beers, Ellis and Soule's Atlas of New York and Vicinity: "TOWN OF / MT. PLEASANT (sic) / Westchester Co. N.Y.;" title appears in upper right corner; "15" appears in uppermost right corner within border; from the "OSSINING" town line to "TARRYTOWN," with the eastern bank of the Hudson River on the left and the "NEW CASTLE (sic)" town line to the "GREENBURGH" town line on the right; " "SLEEPY HOLLOW," "BEEKMANTOWN," "TARRYTOWN," "EAST TARRYTOWN," "PLEASANTVILLE P.O.," "PLEASANTVILLE / STATION," "UNIONVILLE / NEPERAN P.O.," "UPPER CROSS ROADS," "VALHALLA P.O.," "KENSICO R.R. / STATION;" map divided into districts, delineated by broken lines and colors (pink, peach, pale green and pale yellow) numbered 2 through 10, with one district lacking a number; properties identified by owners' names , including "Co. W. Wilson / of the New York / Zuaves," and, in some cases, by the names of the houses including the "PAULDING HOMESTEAD;" black square noting "House where Andre was / brought after his Capture," "Sleepy Hollow / Cem. (sic)", ""Old Dutch Ch. (sic) / erected 1699," "Mill" [Philipsburg Manor Upper Mills], "Silk Fact. (sic)," "County House / Hospital," "WESTCHESTER COUNTY NURSERY;" churches, mills, quarries, schools, cemeteries; "NORTH or HUDSON RIVER," "CROTON AQUEDUCT," "POCANTICO RIVER," "Andre Brook," "Saw Mill River;" "Fox Hill," "Buttermilk Hill;" "HUDSON RIVER R.R." and "HARLEM R.R.;" "BROAD WAY (sic)," "BEDFORD ROAD," "WASHBURN ST.;" area of map breaks through decorative border at middle left side and bottom; inset map of "PLEASANTVILLE," on a yellow background, appears in the upper left corner of the map, below the border showing properties identified by the names of owners and, in some cases, the houses, businesses (including "Banks / Cemetery," a second cemetery, and a "Peat Bed"), the rail line, "BROADWAY" and "RAIL ROAD AVENUE" ; the "PLEASANTVILLE BUSINESS DI- / RECTORY" appears below the yellow inset map and lists twelve businesses (nursery, dry goods, hotels, carriage and wagon manufacturer, undertaker, peat fuel and shoes); inset map of "PLEASANTVILLE STATION" showing properties identified by the names of owners and, in some cases, the houses, businesses (including the "Mica / Mine") and rail line, on a pink background, appears in the lower left corner of the map, above the border; scale appears on all three maps under the names; map is encased in a decorative border which is itself surrounded by two lines, fine on the inside and thicker on the outside; "MT. PLEASANT" (sic) title; four arrows, drawn in pencil, are on the lower left edge, outside of the border pointing in towards the main map; "Sp. 8341 / 8/15/50 / BERNSTEIN" is written in ink on a white and red sticker glued to the lower right back; "$7.50" is written in pencil to the left of the label and "#28" is written in red pencil on the lower left back 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 28

Sp. 8341

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

16-3/4 in

Width

13-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 16 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (42.5 x 34.9 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: All corners chipped; chipping on sides, especially on lower right side where there are missing sections; small tears on all four sides; crease mark on upper right side; horizontal chip (intact) on upper left; surface dirt, staining and foxing; five small pieces of masking tape on top back though only one is holding a chipped section in place.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library