{"product_id":"old-map-of-scarsdale-new-york-by-usgs-1938-sleepy-hollow-tarrytown-bronx-river","title":"Old Map of Scarsdale, New York by USGS, 1938 – Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown \u0026 Bronx River","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1938, the US Geological Survey’s “White Plains” presents a finely observed 1:31,680 topographical portrait of central and western Westchester County, New York. Centered on the growing county seat, the map extends across a varied landscape that includes Scarsdale, Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, the Bronx River corridor, and the dramatic eastern bank of the Hudson River. It captures a moment when suburban Westchester was being transformed by commuter railways, parkways, and residential development, yet still retained broad wooded tracts, open ground, streams, lakes, and hilly terrain. The title is spare and official, but the map itself is richly descriptive: a scientific document that also reads as a historical snapshot of an evolving metropolitan edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe USGS brought to this map the disciplined visual language that made its topographic series indispensable to engineers, planners, travelers, and government agencies. Contour lines trace the rise and fall of the Westchester hills with precision, revealing the undulating character of the land between the Hudson River and the Bronx River valley. Roads, railways, waterways, built-up districts, and vegetation are arranged in a clear hierarchy, allowing the eye to move easily from village centers to ridgelines, parkland, and river crossings. The restrained color palette distinguishes land cover and settlement without overwhelming the detail, giving the map both technical clarity and quiet elegance. It is cartography as measurement, infrastructure record, and landscape portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite Plains appears here not simply as a place name, but as the administrative and transportation heart of a region in motion. By 1938, the city and its surrounding communities were deeply connected to New York City through rail lines and an expanding road network, while still shaped by older village patterns and natural corridors. Scarsdale’s residential neighborhoods, the courses of roads and railways, and the wooded and park-like spaces around them speak to the suburban ideal of the early twentieth century: access to the metropolis combined with green surroundings and ordered growth. The map makes visible the structure beneath that ideal, showing how development followed valleys, ridges, stations, and existing routes through the landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo the west, the Hudson River anchors the sheet with a sense of scale and history. Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow occupy one of the most storied stretches of the river’s eastern shore, a landscape associated with Dutch colonial settlement, estates, Revolutionary-era memory, and the literary world of Washington Irving. The steep ground rising from the Hudson is expressed in close contouring, giving geographic weight to the romantic reputation of the area. Nearby roads, water bodies, and wooded areas suggest a district where scenic beauty, historic identity, and modern suburban growth coexisted. The map’s topography helps explain why this part of Westchester has long felt distinct: shaped by river, ridge, and legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a 1938 record, “White Plains” is especially compelling because it preserves the region before later waves of postwar expansion, highway construction, and intensified suburbanization altered many of its patterns. Parks, forested areas, residential enclaves, railway lines, local roads, hills, valleys, streams, and lakes are all presented with the calm authority of survey work, yet together they evoke a living landscape at a particular historical threshold. The Bronx River and Hudson River corridors frame the area’s natural systems, while the settlement pattern reveals how communities adapted to terrain and transportation. For collectors of New York maps, this USGS sheet offers more than geographic information: it is a precise and atmospheric view of Westchester at the edge of modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScarsdale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSleepy Hollow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTarrytown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBronx River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHudson River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoads and railways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParks and forested areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResidential neighborhoods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContoured landscapes and hilly areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater bodies and lakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical landmarks and sites within the towns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the US Geological Survey, this is a historical 1:31,680 topographical map.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated in 1938.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by the US Geological Survey (USGS), known for producing accurate topographical maps using scientific survey data.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows Scarsdale, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, and the surrounding area of New York.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrates both urban and rural landscapes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses clear topographic lines to indicate elevation changes and landforms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContour lines show elevations and depressions, emphasizing the hills and valleys of the area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses a color palette to differentiate land use and vegetation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflects the landscape as it was in 1938, highlighting urban development patterns and natural features that may have changed significantly since then.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/fr\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003eSee personalised map examples\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is printed to museum-grade archival standards using fade-resistant pigment inks on acid-free matte paper. Choose an unframed map print, framed map or canvas using the finish options above. 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