Map and atlas collection, 1777-1982.

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Map and atlas collection, 1777-1982.

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Maps, including blueprints, property surveys, and topographical maps, of the Town of Cortlandt, village of Peekskill, the Hudson River, New York State, estates and individual lots in Peekskill and vicinity, housing developments, Putnam County, the Verplanck area, and West Point. Also, Sanborn insurance maps for Peekskill, 1895. Atlases include several of Westchester County, 1898-1930.

30 cubic ft., ca. 15 linear ft.

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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SNAC Resource ID: 6881751

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Field Library (Peekskill, N.Y.)

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Collecting area: History of Peekskill, N.Y. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155542610 ...

United States Military Academy

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West Point, N.Y., was originally utilized as a strategic defense location during the American Revolution. West Point is geographically located on a 100 ft. plateau overlooking the Hudson River. After the American victory Congress created a Corps of Invalids (veterans) that were transferred to West Point for the purpose of instructing candidates for commission. In 1802 Congress legally established the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Academy produced many leaders of American forc...

Sanborn Map Company

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The Sanborn Map Company was founded in 1867 with headquarters in New York City. Its purpose was to produce maps that would show "at a glance the character of the fire insurance risks of all buildings" in a give community. Since these maps had a very specialized use, "there were usually fewer than twenty orders for a single map sheet". Consequently, even though Sanborn maps are printed works, their rarity is similar to that of manuscript maps. The Sanborn Map Company ceased making its insurance r...