Plan of the town and environs of Newport, Rhode Island / Exhibiting its defenses formed before the 8th of August 1778 when the French fleet engaged and passed the batteries, the course of the French fleet up the harbor, the rebel attack and such defensive works as were erected since that day untill the 29th of August when the siege was raised; also the works proposed to be erected in the present year 1779.
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Image 1: Plan of the town and environs of Newport, Rhode Island / Exhibiting its defenses formed before the 8th of August 1778 when the French fleet engaged and passed the batteries, the course of the French fleet up the harbor, the rebel attack and such defensive works as were erected since that day untill the 29th of August when the siege was raised; also the works proposed to be erected in the present year 1779.
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Image 2: Plan of the town and environs of Newport, Rhode Island / Exhibiting its defenses formed before the 8th of August 1778 when the French fleet engaged and passed the batteries, the course of the French fleet up the harbor, the rebel attack and such defensive works as were erected since that day untill the 29th of August when the siege was raised; also the works proposed to be erected in the present year 1779.
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- Plan of the town and environs of Newport, Rhode Island / Exhibiting its defenses formed before the 8th of August 1778 when the French fleet engaged and passed the batteries, the course of the French fleet up the harbor, the rebel attack and such defensive works as were erected since that day untill the 29th of August when the siege was raised; also the works proposed to be erected in the present year 1779.
- Date
- 1779.
- Creator
- Aubant, Abraham d'
- Notes
- Signed below explanations: Am: D'Aubant, commanding engineer.
- Finished, colored, topographical map of the lower part of the island of Rhode Island and part of Conanicut Island showing defensive fortifications and rebel siege lines.
- Positions of British and German units are shown by color and identified by number or name.
- Extensive table of explanations describes fortifications existing in 1778, armament of the rebel siege lines, and new works projected for construction in 1779.
- Names and Subjects
- Rhode Island, Battle of, R.I., 1778--Maps.
- Manuscript maps.
- Maps shelf.
- Clinton Maps.
- Brun Guide.
- Newport (R.I.)--Maps.
- Rhode Island--Maps.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps.
- ID
- 6052
- Barcode
- B2852811
- Physical Description
- 1 ms. map on 2 sheets : col. ; 130.5 x 107 cm
- Map Data
- Scale 1:6,000.
- Sponsor
- Digitized through a gift from Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2019-07-18 19:48:37
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- William L. Clements Library Image Bank
- Image Size
- 18568 x 9352
- File Size
- 7 MB
- Record
- 6052
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"Plan of the town and environs of Newport, Rhode Island / Exhibiting its defenses formed before the 8th of August 1778 when the French fleet engaged and passed the batteries, the course of the French fleet up the harbor, the rebel attack and such defensive works as were erected since that day untill the 29th of August when the siege was raised; also the works proposed to be erected in the present year 1779.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-6052/wcl006126. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. July 16, 2025.