Name/Title
Town of Ossining and Town of Mount PleasantEntry/Object ID
L.2004.30Description
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; " "10" 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; 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?), "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; "Sp. 8295 / 3/14/50 / W. Bailey" is written in ink on a white and red sticker glued to the lower right back; "MAP # 19" is written in red pencil on the lower left corner.Made/Created
Manufacturer
Beers, Ellis & SouleDate made
1867Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
17-1/2 inWidth
14-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 17 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (44.5 x 36.8 cm)Material
Paper (wove), ink, WatercolorCondition
Notes
Remarks: Chipping on left, top and right sides; tears on top, right and bottom; gap from ship on right side; binding holes on left side; surface dirt; staining and spots on both sides.Relationships
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L.2004.29 - Map - RelatedGeneral Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28BNote Type
DepartmentNote
Library