Detail of the Croton area from a 1938 Standard Oil of New York automobile map.
Standard Oil Automobile Map, 1938
The “Good and Substantial” Sloop, Fair Play
An ad from the Hudson River Chronicle newspaper, published in Sing Sing, November 2, 1841.
Croton Area, 1778-1780
Detail from an engraving based on one of Robert Erskine's military maps, showing the Croton Area in 1778-1780. The full map is below. Since this was produced for military purposes it notes the location of Cortlandt Furnace (as well as the Sing Sing silver mine). This copy was printed and folded into Washington Irving's multi-volume … Continue reading Croton Area, 1778-1780
Croton Area, circa 1900
Details from a multi-page Map of the Hudson River, published by Rand McNally. This map may have been issued separately, but the copy used here was inserted in the book The Hudson River, from Ocean to Source by Edgar Mayhew Bacon, published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1902. The Bacon book is available online from Open … Continue reading Croton Area, circa 1900
Croton Point, 1875
A wood engraving of Croton Point and the west bank of the Hudson River from Art Journal, 1875.
Croton Area Topographic Map, 1891
Details of the Croton Area from Julius Bien's Atlas of the Metropolitan District and adjacent country comprising the counties of New York, Kings, Richmond, Westchester . . . Published by Julius Bien & Co. New York. 1891.
Croton Area, 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.
Collabaugh Pond, 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.
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.
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