"A Map of Part of Rhode Island, Shewing the Position of the American & British Armies at the Siege of Newport, & the Subsequent Action on the 29th of August 1778", Phillips, Richard (Sir)
Subject: Rhode Island
Period: 1806 (dated)
Publication: Marshall's Life of Washington
Color: Black & White
Size:
10.1 x 16.8 inches
25.7 x 42.7 cm
A copper engraved Revolutionary War plan shows Providence and Newport with the British fleet offshore and the various military positions throughout the area. The map locates towns and villages, roads, and the college (Brown). Distance scale below title indicates a scale of approximately 2 miles per inch. Elegant fleur-de-lis lies at right.
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Condition: B+
Issued folding with light offsetting and a few small spots.