Image: 1868 Beers Map of Tarrytown ( Sleepy Hollow ), New York - Geographicus - Tarrytown-beers-1868

Description: This is an extraordinary and rare large format F. Beers map of Tarrytown, New York. Map is a hand colored lithographic engraving dating 1868. Tarrytown is a prominent town on the Hudson river and the location of the important Tappan Zee Bridge. It is also the setting for the wonderful 19th century short story, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. This map shows the area in extraordinary detail and includes the names of individual households and land owners – even the shape of their homes! Right hand side of the map features a regional directory of Banks, Hotels, Markets, Livery Stables, Saloons, Schools, Blacksmiths, and many others. Produced by prominent 19th century American map publisher Frederic Beers in his seminal 1868 Atlas of New York and Vicinity. This map is extremely rare and the first we have seen on the open market.
Title: Plan of Tarrytown and Vicinity Westchester Co. N.Y.
Credit: Beers, F., Atlas of New York and Vicinity. (1868 edition) This file was provided to Wikimedia Commons by Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, a specialist dealer in rare maps and other cartography of the 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, as part of a cooperation project. Deutsch | English | français | македонски | Nederlands | polski | +/−
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