Item number: NJE039
Genuine Antique Hand Colored Map
1876
Maker: Walker and Pease.
Antique map from the Atlas of Bergen Co. New Jersey, 1876, by Walker and Pease. Double-sides page with centerfold Washington Township map with inset of Kinderkamack. Park Ridge, Westwood and Hohokus maps on reverse. Shows property owners' names. Very good overall antique condition. Centerfold map measures approximately 16 x 26 inches and verso maps approx. 16 x 12.5 inches to teh neatline.
From Wikipedia: Orvil Township was created on January 1, 1886, from the western portion of The Township of Washington and the southern portion of Hohokus Township. The Borough Act resulted in a flurry of new boroughs created from portions of the township in 1894 as the "Boroughitis" phenomenon swept through the Township of Washington, with Westwood (May 8, 1894), Park Ridge (May 14, 1894), Eastwood (part; created June 6, 1894, borough lasted until 1896), Montvale (part; created August 31, 1894) and Woodcliff (part; created August 31, 1894, name changed to Woodcliff Lake in 1910) formed among the 26 boroughs created that year in the county. Hillsdale Township (now a borough) was created on March 25, 1898. Etna Borough, which ultimately became Emerson, was formed on April 8, 1903. River Vale (part) was the last to leave when it was created on April 30, 1906. These changes have taken the township from over 30 square miles (78 km2) to its current 3-square-mile (7.8 km2) size
Genuine Antique Map from 1876
Item Number: NJE039