A chart of the harbour of Rhode Island and Narraganset Bay surveyed in pursuance of directions from the Lords of Trade to his majesty's surveyor general for the northern district of North America : Published at the request of the right honourable Lord Viscount Howe / by J.F.W. Des Barres esq., 20th July 1776.
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- A chart of the harbour of Rhode Island and Narraganset Bay surveyed in pursuance of directions from the Lords of Trade to his majesty's surveyor general for the northern district of North America : Published at the request of the right honourable Lord Viscount Howe / by J.F.W. Des Barres esq., 20th July 1776.
- Date
- May 3rd, 1776.
- Notes
- Early state with title and imprint but no evidence of military activities.
- Publisher's imprint inside neat line at bottom right.
- Chart of Narragansett Bay showing topography and architectural details of its islands and shorelines.
- Copy 2 (ACQ: 9741), without color, in: Des Barres, Joseph F.W. The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain. Vol. 3, p. 29.
- Names and Subjects
- Maps shelf.
- Gage Maps.
- Narragansett Bay (R.I.)--Maps.
- Newport County (R.I.)--Maps.
- Newport (R.I.)--Maps.
- Genre
- Nautical charts.
- Collection Title
- Thomas Gage papers
- Collection Creator
- Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787
- ID
- 829
- Barcode
- B2852794
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. ; 107.6 x 75.2 cm.
- Map Scale
- Scale 1:52,000.
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2016-08-12 00:11:15
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- 4529 x 6400
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 829
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"A chart of the harbour of Rhode Island and Narraganset Bay surveyed in pursuance of directions from the Lords of Trade to his majesty's surveyor general for the northern district of North America : Published at the request of the right honourable Lord Viscount Howe / by J.F.W. Des Barres esq., 20th July 1776.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-829/wcl000923. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 06, 2025.