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A topographical chart of the bay of Narraganset in the province of New England : with all the isles contained therein, among which Rhode Island and Connonicut have been particularly surveyed ; shewing the true position & bearings of the banks, shoals, rocks &c. as likewise the soundings ; to which have been added the several works & batteries raised by the Americans ; taken by order of the principal farmers on Rhode Island

Metadata

Creator	Blaskowitz, Charles.
Date	1777
Name on Item	by Charles Blaskowitz ; engraved & printed for Wm. Faden.
Publisher	Wm. Faden
Scale	Scale [ca. 1:50,500]
Language	English
Location	George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local)	Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects	Nautical charts--Rhode Island--Narragansett Bay--Early works to 1800 Narragansett Bay (R.I.)--History--18th century--Maps--Early works to 1800 Rhode Island--Defenses--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places	Bristol (county) Narragansett Bay North and Central America Rhode Island United States
Extent	1 map : hand col. ; 92 x 63 cm.
Terms and License	No known copyright restrictions. This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
Notes	Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Inscribed "To the Right Honourable Hugh Earl Percy ... with His Lordship's permission ... by ... Wm. Faden." Includes text, "References to the batteries," and "A list of the principal farms in Rhode Island." This map can be viewed as a georeferenced overlay in an interactive application made especially for We Are One: Mapping America's Road from Revolution to Independence http://d2o8owo4k087al.cloudfront.net/index.html?mapId=65.