The Online "David Rumsey Map Collection" Adds a Number of Important Pelham Maps
On March 21, 2006, the David Rumsey Map Collection maintained online by Cartography Associates added 1,048 new maps to the collection. Among the materials added to the collection were eight atlases depicting Westchester County and northern New York City ranging in date from 1881 to 1914.
For those interested in learning more about using online map collections -- including the wonderful David Rumsey Map Collection -- see the following:
Monday, February 14, 2005: Studying Antique Maps of Pelham Using Online Services That Provide High Resolution Scans -- Part I
Tuesday, February 15, 2005: Studying Antique Maps of Pelham Using Online Services That Provide High Resolution Scans -- Part II
Wednesday, February 16, 2005: Studying Antique Maps of Pelham Using Online Services That Provide High Resolution Scans -- Part III
Bromley, Westchester County, 1881
Among the materials recently added to the collection is the following atlas:
Atlas of Westchester County, New York. From Actual Surveys and Official Records by G. W. Bromley & Co., Civil Engineers. Published by Geo. W. & Walter S. Bromley. 243 Broadway, New York. 1881. Engraved by A.H. Mueller, 530 Locust St., Phila. Printed by F. Bourquin, 31 So. 6th St., Phila. Entered 1881, by G. W. Bromley & Co. Washington (Philadelphia, PA: F. Bourquin 1881).
Plates 56 and 57 of the Atlas show Pelham with a wonderful inset on page 57 showing "Pelham Manor". This important map shows the developments of the Prospect Hill Village Association and the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association that formed the early settlements that later became the central portion of today's Village of Pelham Manor.
Bromley, Westchester County, 1910
Also included among the materials recently added to the collection is the following atlas:
Atlas of Westchester County, New York. Volume One. From Actual Surveys and Official Plans by George W. and Walter S. Bromley, Civil Engineers. Published by G. W. Bromley and Co. 147 N. Fifth St., Philadelphia. 1910 (NY, NY: G.W. Bromley & Co. 1910).
Plate 17 is entitled "Part of the City of Mt. Vernon Ward 5 and the Town of Pelham". Included on the map is the northern half of the Town of Pelham from the New Haven line tracks to Chester Park and above.
Plate 18 is entitled "Part of the Town and Village of Pelham". It shows the Town of Pelham from the branch line on the south to the New Haven Line on the north.
Plate 19 is entitled "Part of the City of New Rochelle Ward 2" but also shows that part of the Town of Pelham between the branch line and the Long Island Sound.
Bromley, Mount Vernon & Pelham, 1914
Also included among the materials recently added to the collection is the following desk atlas:
Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon & Pelham. (G.W. Bromley & Co., 34 Pine Street, New York, 1914).
Plate 119 depicts the northern tip of Pelham.
Plate 120 shows a portion of Mount Vernon, but Plate 121 shows the northern portion of Pelham from Fourth Avenue / Lincoln Avenue to Willow Avenue in Chester Park.
Plate 122 shows a portion of Pelham from Lincoln Avenue southward to the New Haven main line bounded on the west by Pelham Reservoir and on the east by Fifth Avenue.
Plate 123 shows a portion of Pelham from 6th Street on the north to the New Haven main line on the south, bounded on the west by Fifth Avenue and on the east by the boundary with New Rochelle.
Plate 124 shows that portion of Pelham from the New Haven main line to Colonial Avenue, bounded by the Hutchinson River on the West and Highbrook Avenue on the East.
Plate 125 shows that portion of Pelham from the New Haven main line to Colonial Avenue, bounded by Highbrook Avenue on the west and Beechwoods Cemetery on the east.
Plate 126 shows that portion of Pelham from Colonial Avenue to Esplanade bounded by the Hutchinson River on the east and Monterey Avenue on the west.
Plate 127 shows Pelham from Colonial Avenue to Boston Post Road bounded on the west by Monterey Avenue and on the east by the branch line railroad tracks.
Plate 128 shows Pelham from the Esplanade to Prospect Avenue, bounded on the northeast by the Hutchinson River and on the southwest by Prospect Avenue and a portion of Highland.
Plate 129 shows the old Chestnut Grove Division developed by the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association (Pelham from just north of Boston Post Road to the branch line railroad tracks bounded by Highland Avenue on the West and grounds that form today's Pelham Country Club on the east.
Plate 130 shows Pelham from just north of Secor Lane south to the New York City line bounded on the west by the Hutchinson River and on the east by Wolfs Lane and an area east of Peace Street.
Plate 131 shows an area that includes Prospect Hill bounded on the north by Highland Avenue and Prospect Avenue and on the south by an area southwest of Crittenden Avenue. On the east is the New Haven branch line.
Plate 132 shows the area between the New Haven branch line and Long Island Sound bounded by the New York City line on the southwest and an area northwest of Pelhamdale Avenue on the northwest.
Plate 133 shows the Mount Tom area and portions of Pelham and New Rochelle northeast of Pelhamdale Avenue adjacent to the lands depicted on Plate 132.
Conclusion
There are additional maps of Pelham that have been added to the online collection. These, of course, are in addition to the maps of Pelham and surrounding areas previously contained in the collection. The material provides a wealth of information for those interested in researching local history.
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