Research Catalog

Title

The state of Rhode-Island / compiled from the surveys and observations of Caleb Harris by Harding Harris ; J. Smither sculp.

Author

Harris, Harding

Publication

[Philadelphia] : [Mathew Carey], [1796]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Smither, James, 1741-1797
• Harris, Caleb
• Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839

Description

1 map; 33 x 23 cm, on sheet 52 x 31 cm

Alternative Title

Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US218.1.03

Subjects

• Rhode Island
• Early works
• Maps
• Early maps
• Rhode Island > Administrative and political divisions > Maps > Early works to 1800
• Rhode Island > Maps > Early works to 1800

Genre/Form

• Early works.
• Maps.
• Early maps.

Note

• Shows city and township boundaries.
• Does not cover most of Block Island; shows its northern tip only.
• From: Carey's general atlas. Philadelphia : M. Carey, 1796.

Indexed In (note)

• New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division

Call Number

Map Div. 17-5252

OCLC

549589144

Author

Harris, Harding, compiler.

Title

The state of Rhode-Island / compiled from the surveys and observations of Caleb Harris by Harding Harris ; J. Smither sculp.

Publisher

[Philadelphia] : [Mathew Carey], [1796]

Cartographic Data

Scale approximately 1:285,000 (W 71°55ʹ--W 71°07ʹ/N 42°01ʹ--N 41°12ʹ).

Type of Content

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Indexed In:

New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 8, page 509, column 3, no. 4

Local Note

NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 59583.

Source

US218.1.03

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Place of Publication

United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.

Added Author

Smither, James, 1741-1797, engraver.

Harris, Caleb, surveyor.

Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839, publisher.

Related To

Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839. Carey's general atlas. Philadelphia : M. Carey, 1796. (OCoLC)5036980

Research Call Number

Map Div. 17-5252