Atlases contain useful information like the names of property or building owners, past residents, town or city boundaries, and the historical layout of roads and other transportation infrastructure.  Use of the atlases may be limited, as some of the atlases are damaged or fragile.  Contact the Librarian for White Plains History for access to the atlases.

Atlas of Westchester County, New York: Complete in Four Volumes from Official Records, Private Plans, and Actual Surveys. Philadelphia: G.M. Hopkins Co., 1929-1931. Vols. 1-4.

Beers, Frederick W.  Atlas of New York and Vicinity.  New York: F.W. Beers, A.D. Ellis, and G.G. Soule, 1867.

Beers, Frederick W. Atlas of New York and Vicinity: From Actual Surveys. New York: F.W. Beers, A.D. Ellis & Others, 1868.

Bien, Joseph R. Atlas of Westchester County, New York: Prepared Under the Direction of Joseph R. Bien from General Surveys and Official Records. New York: Julius Bien, 1893.

Bromley, George W. & Bromley, Walter S.  Atlas of Westchester County, New York.  Philadelphia: G.W. Bromley & Co., 1907.

Bromley, George W., and Walter S. Bromley. Atlas of Westchester County, New York: From Actual Surveys and Official Plans. Philadelphia: G.W. Bromley, 1910. Vols. 1 & 2.

County Atlas of Westchester, New York: J.B. Beers & Co., 1872.

G.W. Bromley & Co., Atlas of Westchester County, New York.  New York: George W. & Walter S. Bromley, 1881.

Insurance Maps of White Plains, New York: Including North White Plains and Part of the Town of Harrison. New York: Sanborn Map Co., 1930. Vols. 1 & 2.

Sanborn Map of White Plains, N.Y.  New York: Sanborn Map Co., 1905.

Maps and Large-Format Documents in the White Plains Collection include reproductions of 18th century maps, road maps from the 20th century, and municipal or governmental land use maps.  Reproduction will be permitted at the discretion of the Librarian for White Plains History.

Map Case Shelf #1

1. Map of White Plains 19th Century
   Handwritten on back:
   Beers Atlas Map, Older than 1867? Maybe older than 1881.
   Lucas (Researcher for Concerned Citizens) says that the name “Bloomingdale Lunatic Asylum” would have been used only after 1892. The hospital was built from 1892 to 1894.”
   Measures 24”x24”

 

2. <Map of White Plains 1867>
   From map: Reproduced from an original map by F.W. Beers, 1867
   Measures 16”x20”

 

3. <Map of White Plains and Environs in 1776>
   From map: John Rösch 1935
   Handwritten on back: Insert in “Historic White Plains” by John Rösch
   Measures 16” x 14,” laminated

 

4. <Map of White Plains and Environs in 1776 w/additions> 3 copies
   Doctored version of John Rösch’s 1935 map, including explanatory text about the Battle of White Plains and arrows showing troop movement.  Origin not indicated.
   Measures 17”x 11”

 

Map Case Shelf #2

5. <Town of White Plains & Town of Scarsdale 1872>
   Handwritten on back: Beers Atlas of New York and Vicinity 1872
   Measures 13” x 16,” on cardboard with plastic cover

 

6. <White Plains, NY, 1887>
   From map: Drawn & Published by L.R. Burleigh, Troy N.Y.
   Two-dimensional map showing buildings including: Presbyterian Church, Methodist Church, Baptist Church, Episcopal Church, Catholic Church, Public Schools, Westchester Co. Jail, Westchester Co. Court House, Soldiers’ Monument, Railroad Station.
   Measures 32½” x 19½,” laminated.

 

6a. Reprint of map described in #6 above. Printed in brown ink.
Measures 22½” x 14”

6b. Reprint of map described in #6 above. Black ink on glossy paper. Stamped on the back with “Reproduction from the collections of the Library of Congress.”
Measures 20” x 16½”

 

7. <Map of Village of White Plains, 1881>
   Includes names of property owners. Also indicates if buildings were made of brick, stone, or wood. Origin not indicated.
   Measures 27” x 17,” on cardboard with plastic cover

 

8. <Street Map of the Village of White Plains and Vicinity, 1902>
   From map: Copyright 1902 by John Moyer Farley
   Map is on reverse side of a piece of stationary from I. & A.G. Wright Real Estate & Insurance Brokers. Underneath stationary heading is a hand-drawn map of the corner of Maple and Mamaroneck Avenues.
   Measures 11” x 8 ½”

 

10. <Outline Map of the Village of White Plains, showing Greenridge Park, c.1891>
    Photocopy out of an unidentified book. Handwritten note states “History & Directory 1891.”
    Measures 8½” x 11”

 

11. <Village of White Plains, 1892>
    On map: Copyrighted by Julius Bien & Co. 1892.
    Includes names of property owners. Also indicates if buildings were made of brick, stone, or wood (color coded).
    Measures 30½” x 20½,” on cardboard with plastic cover

 

Map Case Shelf #3

12. <Map of White Plains, 1867>
    Reproduced from Atlas of New York and Vicinity, Beers, Ellis and Soule, 1867.
    Both measure 14½” x 17½”

 

Map Case Shelf #4

3. <Illustrative Site Plan, 1969>
   Part of the Design Concept Study, White Plains Central Renewal Project. Wallace McHarg Roberts and Todd, Architects, 1740 Cherry St., Philadelphia.
   Mounted on black poster board.
   Measures 16” x 11”

 

4. <Business Section City of White Plains, 1955-1956>
   Nirenstein’s National Realty Map Co., Springfield, Mass. Shows locations of businesses. Also has several photographs on reverse side and additional information about industry/retail in White Plains. Appears to have been pulled out of a book of maps.
   Measures 36” x 23”

 

7. <Topographical Map of White Plains Quadrangle of Westchester County, 1957>
   Produced by the U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey.
   Measures 21” x 27,” mounted on white poster board.

 

8. <Central City Area, White Plains, 1968>
   Prepared by the White Plains Urban Renewal Agency. Includes proposed locations of public and middle-income housing and new land uses within the Central Renewal Project.
   Measures 13” x 10½,” laminated

 

Map Case Shelf #5

10. <Map of the City of White Plains, 1955>
    Fold-up map with Street and Avenue Index. Also includes index to schools. Printing of the map sponsored by the National Bank of Westchester. Copyright Albert Weiner, 50 West 72nd Street, NY, NY.
    Measures 17” x 22” unfolded

 

11. <Map of the City of White Plains, c. 1944>
    Fold-up map with Street and Avenue Index. No sponsor indicated. Copyright Albert Weiner, 50 West 72nd Street, NY, NY. The year 1944 is penciled in on the back of the map (probably by Library staff).
    Measures 17” x 22” unfolded

12. <City of White Plains Zoning Map with Amendments to Sept. 1, 1938>
    Prepared by the Dept. of Public Works Bureau City Plan, City of White Plains, NY. Includes key and index to special provisions.
    Measures 17” x 32” approx.

13. Photocopy of #12 above.

14. <White Plains, New York Official Street and Bus Guide with Map, 1933-1934>
    Booklet including fold-out map in black and red ink with index to hospitals, fire departments, schools, etc. Copyright 1933 by C.J. Nuttall, White Plains, NY.
    Booklet measures 4½” x 6,” fold-out map measures 11½” x 17”

15. <City of White Plains, post-1930>
    Photocopy of a map of unknown origin. Includes index to hospitals, fire department, schools, etc. A note on the back indicates that the map is post 1930.
    Measures 12” x 18”

18. <Battle Hill Park in the Town of Greenburgh, May 1907>
    Map showing about 260 lots in Battle Hill Park in the Village of White Plains to be sold at auction on the premises on Decoration Day, Thursday, May 30, 1907. Includes information about terms of sale.
    Measures 22” x 8½”

 

Map Case Shelf #6

1. <Documenting the Past – Early Westchester>
   A set of 12 display cards documenting events and historical periods in 18th-century Westchester. Produced by the Westchester County Historical Society. Card #9 covers the Battle of White Plains.
   Each card measures 14½” x 14½”

2. <150th Anniversary of the Constitution>
   Color proclamation issued by Franklin D. Roosevelt designating the period from September 17, 1937, to April 30, 1939, as one of commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the signing and ratification of the Constitution. Origin unknown. There are portraits of Presidents around the border of the proclamation.
   Measures 17” x 22”

3. <Draft Exemption Notice 1864>
   Reproduction of a Civil War draft exemption notice, Greenburgh. Reads in part, “$15 will exempt from the draft – a substitute will be procured.”
   Measures 11” x 14,” mounted on cardboard

4. <White Plains Courthouse Demolition, 1977>
   Black-and-white photograph of the White Plains Courthouse demolition, June 19, 1977.  A gift to the Library in March 1978 from Mr. Filardi. Note handwritten on back: “Photograph taken on a Saturday morning – blue sky – beautiful clouds. Work in progress most probably to avoid dangers to regular workers and passerbys on weekdays.”
   Measures 20” x 16” including matte

 

Map Case Shelf #7

1. <Eastchester, 1778>
   Reproduction of a map made for General Washington – original in the library of the New York Historical Society (according to a handwritten notation on back of map). Box on map reads “No. 19 – Crofs Roads to East Chester, and above.” Presented to the Library by Mrs. Robert D. Bristol, Oct. 1926.
   Measures 19” x 14”

2. <Westchester County & Southwestern Conn., 1778>
   Reproduction of a map made for General Washington – original in the library of the New York Historical Society (according to a handwritten notation on back of map). Box on map reads “No. 20 – Road from the White Plains to Bloomer’s Mill at Rye Neck and Crofs Roads.” Presented to the Library by Mrs. Robert D. Bristol, Oct. 1926.
   Measures 14” x 19”

3. <Scarsdale, 1877>
   A photocopy from “Scarsdale’s Early Days” published in 1976.
   Measures 11” x 8½”

4. <Greenburgh, 1867>
   Measures 14” x 17,” laminated

5. <Map of One-Day Journeys in Westchester County, c. 1925>
   Photocopy of a page from White Plains and Environs, published by County Trust Co.
   Measures 8½” x 11”

6. <Revolutionary War in Westchester 1776>
   A plan of the operations of the American and British armies in New York and E. New Jersey from 12th of Oct. to 28th Nov. 1776 including the engagement at White Plains. Photocopy from p. 824 of The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution, (1859) by Benson John Lossing.
   Measures 8½” x 11”

7. <Westchester County 1776 as drawn by Major Holland>
   Photocopy from 801Westchester Co. Freeholders of 1763, by Marie Becker, p. 283 (from notation on back).
   Measures 8½” x 11”

8. <Westchester County 1775-1783>
   Photocopy, origin unknown.
   Measures 8½” x 14”

9. <Map Showing Boundary Line, Scarsdale Manor and Mamaroneck, 1788>
   Photocopy from New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, v. 25, p. 39.
   Measures 8½” x 11”

10. <Revolutionary War in Westchester 1776>
    Military operations from Oct. 12 to Nov. 20, 1776, on Upper Manhattan Island and in Westchester County, including the capture of Fort Washington and Fort Lee. Photocopy from the Pageant of America by Gregor Noetzel, American Geographical Society.
    Measures approx. 3½” x 6’

 

Map Case Shelf #8

11. <Upper New York City and Adjacent Country, 1889>
    Photocopy of a map showing New York City above 125th Street, the city of Yonkers, the townships of East Chester, West Chester, Pelham and New Rochelle, and a portion of Mamaroneck. Published by Hyde & Company, 48 Exchange Place, NY, NY.
    Measures approx. 45” x 61” unfolded

12. <Westchester County, 1881>
    Map engraved and printed for Bolton’s History of Westchester County.
    Measures 15” x 19”

13. <Westchester County During Revolutionary Days>
    Prepared under the direction of the Westchester County Historical Society by workers supplied by Emergency Work Bureau, Westchester Co., NY, 1933.
    Measures 25” x 57”

14. <Revolutionary War in Westchester 1776>
    A map of the plan of operations of the King’s Army under the command of General William Howe in New York and E. New Jersey against the American forces commanded by General Washington, from the 12th of Oct. to the 28th of Nov. 1776, wherein is particularly distinguished the engagement on the White Plains on the 28th of Oct. Published as the Act Directs, Feb. 25th, 1777, by W. Faden.
    Measures 20” x 18½”

14a. Duplicate of #14.
Reverse photostat (white on black) mounted on cardboard.

15. <Mamaroneck, Scarsdale, White Plains, Harrison, Rye, 1867>
    Reproduction from an original map by F.W. Beers, 1867.
    Measures 16” x 20”

16. <The Attack on Youngs’ Corners 1780>
    Photocopy of a road map with farms and dwellings for the attack on Youngs’ Corners. Arrows indicate the probable movement of British and American forces. Origin unknown.
    Measures 11” x 8½”

17. <Washington’s Campaign in 1778>
    Photocopy from George Washington Atlas of Washington’s campaign in 1778 from Valley Forge to the Hudson via Monmouth Court House.
    Measures 13” x 17”

18. <Westchester County 1776>
    A plan of the country from Frog’s Point to Croton River shewing [sic] the Positions of the American and British armies from the 12th of October 1776 until the Engagement on the White Plains on the 28th. Drawn by S. Lewis from the original surveys made by order of General Washington, and published in 1807. Reproduced, in 1885, to illustrate Dawson’s Westchester County New York during the American Revolution 1774-1783.
    Measures 12” x 23,” reverse photostat (white on black), in cardboard sleeve with plastic cover.

 

Map Case Shelf #9

1. <Publicly Owned Property Westchester County, 1943>
   A map produced by the Westchester County Planning Commission. In color, showing ownership for Federal, State, County, Municipal, New York City & City of Norwalk, CT.
   Measures 25½” x 32½”

1a. <Map of Transportation Routes Westchester County, 1943>
A map produced by the Westchester County Planning Commission. In color, includes bus, trolley and railroad routes.
Measures 25 ½” x 32 ½”

1b. <Map of Drainage Areas Westchester County, 1943>
A map produced by the Westchester County Planning Commission. In color.
Measures 25 ½” x 32 ½”

2. <Population Distribution Westchester County 1940 Census>
   A map produced by the Westchester County Planning Commission. In color, each dot equals 100 persons.
   Measures 25½” x 32½”

3. <Tax Exempt Property Westchester County, 1943>
   A map produced by the Westchester County Planning Commission. In color, showing tax exempt ownership for Federal, State, County, Municipal, New York City and Private.
   Measures 25½” x 32½”

4. <Westchester County School Districts, 1977>
   A map produced by the Westchester County Planning Department based on school district boundaries and school locations provided by forty-three school district offices. In red and gray ink.
   Measures 21” x 29½”

 

Map Case Shelf #10

6. <Soil Map, New York, White Plains Area, Rockland and Westchester Counties Sheet, 1919>
   Base map from U.S. Geological Survey Sheets. Upper right corner reads “NYS College of Agriculture, Cornell University, A.R. Mann, Director, E.O. Fippin, In Charge Soil Survey.” Lower right corner reads “Field Operations, Bureau of Soils.” In color, with legends.
   Measures 41” x 37½”

7. <Realty Maps, North White Plains, undated>
   Approximately 20 realty maps, with property owners handwritten in on plots. Maps are stamped with “Norbroca Realty Corp., 12 Fisher Lane, White Plains.” Many are duplicates. Appears to be some sort of indexing number on maps. In large green cardboard folder.

8. <North White Plains, 1907>
   Map of North White Plains, The Terminal City situated in the Town and Village of White Plains and the Town of North Castle in the County of Westchester and the State of New York. Surveyed for New York Suburbs Co. 1907. Map is stamped with “Norbroca Realty Corporation” and shows plots.
   Measures 19½” x 16½”

10. <Parks and Parkways of Westchester County, 1925>
    Produced by the Westchester County Park Commission, Bronxville, NY, April 1925.
    Measures Approx. 12” x 19”

10a. <Parks and Parkways of Westchester County, c. 1926>
Appears to be a reproduction of #10 above. Photocopy from an unidentified book.

11. <Map of Rye Lake by John Rösch>
    Undated (possibly late 19th-early 20th century)
    Measures 15” x 11½”

 

Map Case Shelf #11

13. <Lower Westchester County Indexed Street Map, 1923>
    Published by Dolph & Stewart, 152 W. 42nd Street, New York City.
    Measures (folded) 5” x 10”

14. <Upper Westchester County Street and Property Ownership Map, c. 1928>
    Published by Dolph & Stewart, 152 W. 42nd Street, New York City. Map cover reads “Compliments of Chauncey B. Griffen, Westchester’s Realtor”
    Measures (folded) 4½” x 9”

15. <Hammond’s Auto Route map of Westchester County, c,1930s>
    Measures (folded) 4″ x 8½”

17. <Hagstrom’s Street and Road Map of White Plains, c. 1954>
    Measures (folded) 4” x 7½”

18. <Hagstrom’s Map of Westchester County, c. 1955>
    Measures (folded) 4” x 9”

19. <Hagstrom’s Street and Road Map Lower Westchester, c. 1960>
    Measures (folded) 4” x 9”

20. <Hagstrom’s Upper Westchester County Street Map, 1985>
    Measures (folded) 4½” x 9”

21. <Hagstrom’s Lower Westchester County Street Map, 1993>
    Measures (folded) 4½” x 9”

22. <Westchester Transit Guide, 1976>
    Produced by the Westchester County Department of Transportation. Shows bus and Metro North train routes.
    Measures (folded) 3½” x 8½”

23. <Westchester Transit Guide, 1986>
    Produced by the Westchester County Department of Transportation. Shows bus and Metro North train routes.
    Measures (folded) 3½” x 8½”