Research Catalog

Title

A plan of the town of Newport in Rhode Island / surveyed by Charles Blaskowitz, engraved and publish'd by Willm. Faden.

Author

Blaskowitz, Charles

Publication

[London] : William Faden, 1777.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Faden, William, 1749-1836
• Emmet Collection. 2384

Description

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

Alternative Title

Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US220.2.02

Subjects

• Rhode Island > Newport
• Early maps
• Maps
• Newport (Rhode Island) > Maps
• Newport (R.I.) > Maps

Genre/Form

• Early maps.
• Maps.

Note

• Relief shown by hachures.
• Oriented with north to the left.
• Indexed for points of interest.
• Appears in William Faden's Atlas of battles of the American Revolution. [1845].

Indexed In (note)

• LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789
• New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division

Call Number

Map Div. 17-5275

LCCN

74692104

OCLC

5416574

Author

Blaskowitz, Charles, creator, surveyor.

Title

A plan of the town of Newport in Rhode Island / surveyed by Charles Blaskowitz, engraved and publish'd by Willm. Faden.

Publisher

[London] : William Faden, 1777.

Cartographic Data

Scale approximately 1:6,000 (W 71°19ʹ--W 71°17ʹ/N 41°30ʹ--N 41°28ʹ).

Type of Content

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Indexed In:

LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1013

New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 7, page 219, column 2, no. 7

Local Note

NYPL Map Div. copy stamped in top right corner of verso: "Emmet Coll: MS Div. NYPL: 2384."

Source

US220.2.02

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Library of Congress copy image

Harvard Map Collection copy image of c. 2

Local Subject

Newport (Rhode Island) Maps.

Place of Publication

Great Britain England London.

Added Author

Faden, William, 1749-1836, engraver, publisher.

Emmet Collection. 2384

Research Call Number

Map Div. 17-5275