Name/Title
Town of Ossining and Town of Mount PleasantEntry/Object ID
L.2004.29Description
Lithographed map of Ossining and Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York: page from Beers, Ellis and Soule's Atlas of New York and Vicinity; "TOWN OF / OSSINING / Westchester Co. N. Y. " and "TOWN OF / MT. PLEASANT / Westchester Co. N.Y.;" titles appear in center top and upper right corner respectively; " "12" appears in uppermost right corner within border; from "Peterson Est." to "TARRYTOWN" with the eastern bank of the Hudson River on the left and "Peterson Est." to "NEW CASTLE (sic)" on the right; "MOUTH OF CROTON," "CLAREMONT," "SPRING VALLEY," " SING SING," "BRIER CLIFF (sic)" "SCARBOROUGH," "SPARTA," "SLEEPY HOLLOW," "BEEKMANTOWN," "TARRYTOWN," "EAST TARRYTOWN," "PLEASANTVILLE P.O.," "PLEASANTVILLE / STATION," "UNIONVILLE / NEPERAN P.O.," "UPPER CROSS ROADS," "VALHALLA P.O.;" map divided into districts, delineated by broken lines and colors (pink, peach, pale green and pale yellow) numbered 1 through 10; a thick, dark mauve line runs from the Hudson River along the bottom of "Dist. No. 4" to where it meets the "POCANTICO RIVER" and follows its course up to the "NEW CASTLE (sic)" border; 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" [probably Philipsburg Manor Upper Mills], "County House / Hospital," "WESTCHESTER COUNTY NURSERY;" churches, mills, schools, cemeteries; "NORTH or HUDSON RIVER," "Sing Sing Creek," " CROTON RIVER," "CROTON AQUEDUCT," "POCANTICO RIVER," "Andre Brook," "Saw Mill River;" "Fox Hill," "Buttermilk Hill;" "HUDSON RIVER R.R." and "HARLEM R.R.;" area of map breaks through decorative border at top, left side and bottom; inset map of "PLEASANTVILLE STATION" showing properties identified by the names of owners and, in some cases, the houses, businesses and rail line on a pink background, appears in the lower left corner of the map, covering the border on the lower left and bottom sides; map is encased in a decorative border which is itself surrounded by two lines, fine on the inside and thicker on the outside; "2.00" is written in pencil above the border on the upper right side; "SEA 8007 D / 6/18/46 / Maddon" is written in ink on a white and red sticker glued to the lower right back; "Sea 8007 D" is written in ink next to the label and "MAP #19" is written in red pencil on the lower left back corner.Made/Created
Manufacturer
Beers, Ellis & SouleDate made
1867 - 1868Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
17-1/2 inWidth
14-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (36.8 x 44.5 cm)Material
Paper (wove), ink, WatercolorCondition
Notes
Remarks: Chips and tears on all sides, especially the top, right side and bottom; binding holes on left side; surface dirt, staining and spotting on both sides.Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
L.2004.30 - Map - RelatedGeneral Notes
Note Type
General NoteNote
Date attribution determined as a result of research at Westchester County Archives. Both Beers, Ellis and Soule's 1867 and 1868 atlases include a map with the combination of Ossining and Mount Pleasant. Therefore it is attributed to either edition of the Atlas of New York and Vicinity. The border does not correspond with the clean, linear border that appears on the 1872 J.B. Beers atlas.
Genevieve Swenson, Curatorial Intern, 9/2/04Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28BNote Type
DepartmentNote
Library