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A Plan of the town of Newport: In the province of Rhode Island

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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A Plan of the town of Newport

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Title
A Plan of the town of Newport: In the province of Rhode Island
Names
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824 (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Rhode Island

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1776 (Inferred)
Place: London
Publisher: Publishd according to Act, April 24, 1776 by J.F.W. Des Barres
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5274
Topics
Newport (R.I.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Oriented with north at left.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map :engraving, hand colored ;74 x 53 cm, on sheet 76 x 55 cm
Description
Subject: Map of the town and harbor of Newport, Rhode Island, and Goat Island off the coast. Includes key to "wharfs ... public buildings ... streets."
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 950942733
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646312
Folder number: US220.2.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 198c3c10-daaa-0134-c017-3daa58dd804e
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1722: Creator Born
  • 1776: Issued
  • 1824: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A Plan of the town of Newport" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1776. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2048e380-daaa-0134-40bb-0f325670e15f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A Plan of the town of Newport" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 29, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2048e380-daaa-0134-40bb-0f325670e15f

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1776). A Plan of the town of Newport Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2048e380-daaa-0134-40bb-0f325670e15f

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2048e380-daaa-0134-40bb-0f325670e15f | title= (cartographic) A Plan of the town of Newport, (1776) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 29, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

A Plan of the town of Newport