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A plan of the town of Newport in Rhode Island

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57206965


Item data

Title

A plan of the town of Newport in Rhode Island

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Rhode Island

Names

Blaskowitz, Charles (Surveyor)
Faden, William, 1749-1836 (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1777
Place: London
Publisher: William Faden

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5275

Subjects

Newport (R.I.)
Rhode Island -- Newport

Genres

Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Surveyed by Charles Blaskowitz, engraved and publish'd by Willm. Faden.
Source Note: Appears in William Faden's Atlas of battles of the American Revolution. [1845].
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ;34 x 37 cm, on sheet 38 x 50 cm

Abstract

Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north to the left. Indexed for points of interest.

Identifiers

Library of Congress Control Number: 74692104
RLIN/OCLC: 5416574
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20646313
Folder number: US220.2.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7eae8350-df45-0134-d6d8-694853178371

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1777

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A plan of the town of Newport in Rhode Island" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1777. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7eae8350-df45-0134-d6d8-694853178371

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1777). A plan of the town of Newport in Rhode Island Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7eae8350-df45-0134-d6d8-694853178371

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A plan of the town of Newport in Rhode Island" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7eae8350-df45-0134-d6d8-694853178371

Wikipedia citation

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