Plan de la ville, port, et rade de Newport : avec une partie de Rhode-Island occupée par l'armée française aux ordres de Mr. Le comte de Rochambeau, et de l'escadre française commandée

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Plan de la ville, port, et rade de Newport
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Title:
Plan de la ville, port, et rade de Newport : avec une partie de Rhode-Island occupée par l'armée française aux ordres de Mr. Le comte de Rochambeau, et de l'escadre française commandée
Name on Item:
par Mr. le Chr. Destouches
Date:
[1780?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Newport (R.I.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Rhode Island (R.I. : Island)--Defenses--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Rhode Island > Newport (county) > Newport
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color 58 x 61 cm.
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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Scale:
Scale ca. 1:26,200
Language:
French
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71002157
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Has watermarks.
Relief shown by form lines and shading.
Shows fortifications, fields of fire, and positions of French naval vessels.
Oriented with north toward the upper right.
Includes index to defenses.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1018
Identifier:
ar101800