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Faint graphite sketch map on blue-grey paper with hills, handwritten labels and a left-pointing arrow.

Map of Saugerties Area, New York

Faint graphite sketch on blue-grey paper showing a rough outline of hills and a shoreline, with handwritten place labels, an arrow pointing left, and a few curving lines marking a route or boundary. The composition is schematic and sparse, with most of the sheet left empty.

Artist
Frederic Edwin Church
Date
1860–80
Medium
Graphite on blue wove paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
3999 × 2202 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1880).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Mapa del área de Saugerties, Nueva York

Boceto tenue en grafito sobre papel gris azulado que muestra un contorno aproximado de colinas y una orilla, con etiquetas manuscritas, una flecha que apunta a la izquierda y algunas líneas curvas que marcan un recorrido o límite. La composición es esquemática y escasa, con casi toda la hoja vacía.

Português: Mapa da área de Saugerties, Nova York

Esboço tênue em grafite sobre papel azul-acinzentado que mostra um contorno aproximado de colinas e uma margem, com rótulos manuscritos, uma seta apontando para a esquerda e algumas linhas curvas que marcam um percurso ou limite. A composição é esquemática e escassa, com quase toda a folha vazia.

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