Rhode Island: Government Printing Office. Map. Lithograph with hand coloring. 32 3/4" x 20" The Sewage system in Providence was one of the first and biggest systems built in the United States. More about Map of the City of Providence, Rhode Island, Showing Sewer System, the Proposed Interception and...
Boston: Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel, 1835. Map. Engraving with original hand outline coloring. Image measures 7.75" x 10". Classic Bradford map of Connecticut and Rhode Island, showing counties, major towns and routes and waterways. Light scattered foxing to margins. T.G. Bradford (1802-1887) was a Boston based publisher. He worked as assistant editor of the American Encyclopedia before entering the field of map making. More about Connecticut and Rhode Island
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1822. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16.5" x 20.25". Page measures 17.5" x 21.75". Great double page map of Rhode Island divided into counties. Shows towns, major routes and waterways. Includes information pertaining to history, climate and culture. Light scattered foxing to margins, and slight toning along centerfold. From "A Complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas..." of 1822. More about Geographical, Historical, and Statistical Map of Rhode Island
Philadelphia: 1814. Map. Engraving with hand outline color. Image measures 13 5/8" x 9 3/8". Charming and early map of Rhode Island divided into counties. Shows towns, major routes, waterways and geographical and topographical features. Includes the northern tip of Block Island. Published in Carey's "General Atlas". Light scattered staining. Mathew Carey (1760-1839) came from a family of publishers and book sellers based in Philadelphia. More about The State of Rhode Island; compiled from the Surveys and Observations of Caleb Harris by Harding...
London: London Magazine, 1758. Map. Copper plate engraving with modern hand color. Image measures 7 x 9 1/8". Early map of Connecticut and Rhode Island printed during the French Indian War. Although the map itself is small, the scale of this map is quite big and it is beautifully engraved. Includes part of New York and Long Island as well as "P. of Massachusets Bay Province". It is in very good condition. Two folds as issued. Thomas Kitchin (1719-1784) was... More about A Map of the Colonies of Connecticut and Rhode Island Divided into Counties & Townships
Philadelphia: C. P. Wayne, 1807. Map. Uncolored engraving. Sheet measures 10.75 x 17.5". This scarce 1807 Revolutionary War - era map of the eastern parts of Rhode Island and illustrates the Battle of Rhode Island or the Battle of Quaker Hill and the Siege of Newport that took place on August 29, 1778. Land and sea position and movements of the French, British and American forces are noted. The battle was the first attempt at cooperation between the French and... More about A Map of Part of Rhode Island Shewing the Positions of the American and British Armies at the...
London: Sayer & Bennett, 1774. Map in two sheets. Engraving with original hand color outline and wash. Each sheet measures 20.5" x 38.75". Beautiful and very rare map of New England, showing Long Island. Includes "A Plan of Boston Harbor" and a "Plan of the Town of Boston" as well as a table describing the map's sources. The highly decorative cartouche shows a romanticized scene of the Pilgrims arriving in Plymouth. A yellow wash highlights the newly formed townships in... More about A Map of the most Inhabited part of New England, containing the Provinces of Massachusets Bay and...
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1842. Map. Color wax engraving (cerograph). Image measures 12" x 14.75". Great map of Massachusetts and Rhode Island divided into counties and townships showing towns, major routes, waterways and railroads. A fine example of Sidney Edwards Morse's wax engraving technique, from "The Cerographic Atlas of the United States". Minor toning and scattered foxing to margins. A few scattered tears. More about Massachusetts and Rhode Island
New York: 1796. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 16 7/8" x 12 7/8". Stunning early double page map of Rhode Island divided into counties and townships. Shows towns, waterways, major routes and geographic features. Includes parts of Block Island and Fisher's Island. John Reid was a publisher based in New York City. "The American Atlas" in which this map was published, was an accompaniment to William Winterbotham's "An Historical, Geographical, Commercial and Philosophical View of the United States."... More about The State of Rhode Island from the Latest Surveys
U.S. Coast Survey, 1877. Map. Lithograph with hand coloring. Image measures 22 x 10.75 inches. Frame measures 20 x 31.25 inches. In very good condition. Sea chart showing Newport, Narragansett, Point Judith, and Cuttyhunk. Over the course of the 19th century, the U.S. Coast Survey survey worked closely with the U.S. Navy to produce sea charts of the country's waters that could serve scientific as well as military functions. More about From Cuttyhunk to Point Judith
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