Teatown, 1868

Detail from the Town of Cortlandt map from Atlas of New York and vicinity ... by F.W. Beers, published by Beers, Ellis & Soule, New York, 1868. The entire atlas is available online at David Rumsey.

Croton Point, 1868

Detail from the Town of Cortlandt map from Atlas of New York and vicinity ... by F.W. Beers, published by Beers, Ellis & Soule, New York, 1868. The entire atlas is available online at David Rumsey.

Furnace Brook, 1868

Detail from the Town of Cortlandt map from Atlas of New York and vicinity ... by F.W. Beers, published by Beers, Ellis & Soule, New York, 1868. The entire atlas is available online at David Rumsey.

Croton Landing, 1868

Detail from the Town of Cortlandt map from Atlas of New York and vicinity ... by F.W. Beers, published by Beers, Ellis & Soule, New York, 1868. The entire atlas is available online at David Rumsey.

Hudson River Rail Road Map, 1848

The Croton section of George Snyder's monumental (12.5 foot long) Map of the Hudson River Rail Road from New York to Albany, published in 1848.

Croton Map, 1824

Details (from two different sources) of the Croton section of Map of the Hudson between Sandy Hook & Sandy Hill with the Post Road between New York and Albany, published in 1824.

Harmon Street Map, 1914

A street map of Harmon by G.W. Bromley & Co., from Atlas of Westchester County, N.Y. Pocket, desk and automobile edition. Volume II. Yonkers, Greenburg, Mt. Pleasant, Ossining, Cortlandt, New Castle, North Castle, Yorktown, Somers, Bedford, Poundridge, Lewisboro, and North Salem. 1914. The entire book can be viewed at David Rumsey.

Sarah’s Point, 1776

A sketch of the operations of His Majesty's fleet and army under the command of Vice Admiral the Rt. Hble. Lord Viscount Howe and Genl. Sr. Wm. Howe, K.B., in 1776. Detail from a British military map depicting the Battle of White Plains in 1776. The detail shows Sarah's Point, one of the many early … Continue reading Sarah’s Point, 1776

The “Mannor of Cortland”, 1776

Detail of the "Mannor of Cortland" from A topographical map of Hudsons River, with the channels depth of water, rocks, shoals &c. and the country adjacent, from Sandy-Hook, New York and bay to Fort Edward, also the communication with Canada by Lake George and Lake Champlain, as high as Fort Chambly on Sorel River. The … Continue reading The “Mannor of Cortland”, 1776

Albany Post Road Through Croton, 1789

Plates 9 and 10 from A Survey of the Roads of the United States of America by Christopher Colles. 1789, showing the Albany Post Road going through Croton. Plate 9, on the top, right side shows the road crossing the Croton River at the Van Cortlandt ferry, continuing north on plate 10. The numbers indicate … Continue reading Albany Post Road Through Croton, 1789