A topographical chart of the bay of Narraganset in the province of New England : with all the isles contained therein, among which Rhode Island and Connonicut have been particularly surveyed ; shewing the true position & bearings of the banks, shoals, rocks &c. as likewise the soundings ; to which have been added the several works & batteries raised by the Americans ; taken by order of the principal farmers on Rhode Island

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Title:
A topographical chart of the bay of Narraganset in the province of New England : with all the isles contained therein, among which Rhode Island and Connonicut have been particularly surveyed ; shewing the true position & bearings of the banks, shoals, rocks &c. as likewise the soundings ; to which have been added the several works & batteries raised by the Americans ; taken by order of the principal farmers on Rhode Island
Creator:
Blaskowitz, Charles.
Name on Item:
by Charles Blaskowitz ; engraved & printed for Wm. Faden.
Date:
1777
Format:
Maps
Location:
George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
Collection (local):
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects:
Nautical charts--Rhode Island--Narragansett Bay--Early works to 1800
Narragansett Bay (R.I.)--History--18th century--Maps--Early works to 1800
Rhode Island--Defenses--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Rhode Island > Bristol (county) > Narragansett Bay
Extent:
1 map : hand col. ; 92 x 63 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cj82ks02t
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Publisher:
[London] : Wm. Faden
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:50,500]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
MVLA record
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Inscribed "To the Right Honourable Hugh Earl Percy ... with His Lordship's permission ... by ... Wm. Faden."
Includes text, "References to the batteries," and "A list of the principal farms in Rhode Island."
This map can be viewed as a georeferenced overlay in an interactive application made especially for We Are One: Mapping America's Road from Revolution to Independence http://d2o8owo4k087al.cloudfront.net/index.html?mapId=65.
Identifier:
06_01_009575
Barcode:
30000003867845

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Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Richard H. Brown is a collector of maps pertaining to the American Revolutionary War era. Approximately 300 maps from his collection, containing a number of rare printed maps and unique manuscript maps, have been digitized and are included in this digital collection. A number of his maps are illustrated in a recent publication that he co-authored with Paul Cohen, Revolution: Mapping the Road to America’s Independence, 1755-1783 (New York: W.W. Norton, 2015). Richard is a member of the Board of Directors of the Leventhal Map & Education Center. The map collection is permanently housed at ... more