Town of Yorktown, Westchester Co., N.Y.

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.41

Description

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 Yorktown: has detail map of Shrub Oak and Jefferson Valley on the right side; hand-colored light and dark pink, green and yellow throughout district borderd; towns of Shrub Oak and Jefferson Valley at top to Yorktown in middle to Teatown in lower left corner; Mohegan and Mohansic Lakes and Croton Lake and River marked on map; plate number "17" and title located in upper right corner; "TOWN OF / YORKTOWN / Westchester Co. N.Y. / Scale 160 Rods to the inch,;" below title "Business Advtertising Directory for Yorktown, West / Chester Co. N.Y.;" below this is a list of business owners and occupations "J.& D. Birdsall, Dealers in Champagne and Cider." to "Wm. Rouke, Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries &c.;" a detailed area map of Jefferson Valley and Shrub Oak are placed on right side in rectangular boxes; map has a decorative zigzag border on sides and part of top right side; on back, on lower left and right corners are black ink pad stamps "The Maddon Shop / Cherry St. and South Ave. / New Canaan, Conn.;" red and white sticker in bottom right corner "SEA 8007F / 6/18/46 / MADDON."

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Beers, Ellis & Soule

Date made

1867 - 1868

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Map 25a

Sea 8007F

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

17-5/8 in

Width

14-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 17 5/8 x 14 1/4 in. (44.8 x 36.2 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Slight yellowing of paper especially on edges; small rust spots along top from paper clips; small tears along all sides; has one-inch diagonal tear on lower right side; paper is creased and bent on upper right side; upper left corner is missing small piece; has pin hole on upper left side.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

L.2004.42 - Map - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

This map appears in both the 1867 and 1868 Atlases of New York and Vicinity published by Beers, Ellis & Soule. It is possible that there were different editions of each atlas published during both years. This is based on the fact that identical maps appear in different collections with varying plate numbers. Therefore, this map has not been given an exact date. It does not appear in J.B. Beers's 1872 Atlas of Westchester County. Genevieve Ward Swenson Curatorial Intern, 9/8/04 based on research at the Westchester County Archives

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library