Author
Plan du Rhode Island, et Position de l'Armé Francaise et Nieuwport
Publication Place
N.p. -
[N.p.] : cat. 1780
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Bursa Uludağ University Library
Library Asset ID
2251102
Record ID
2wchut3yv5
Sample Text
Map of Rhode Island and French Army Post at Newport) is a pen-and-ink and watercolor manuscript map dating from 1780. The map is drawn with north facing right. The map shows the defense layout of Newport and its environs, Rhode Island, during the American Revolutionary War. It highlights General Rochambeau's main troop camps around Newport as well as the position of Admiral Charles Louis du Ternay's fleet at the entrance to Newport Harbour. This map also shows the field of fire of the French fleet and ground artillery protecting the city and harbor from Brenton Point, Goat Island, and Rose Island. The numbered map legend indicates the forts and artillery surrounding Newport in the area south of Narragansett Bay.
Kategoriler
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT), REFERENCE / Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps
