Subject: Rhode Island
Period: 1796 (dated)
Publication: Winterbotham's America
Color: Black & White
Size:
13 x 17 inches
33 x 43.2 cm
One of the earliest American-published maps of Rhode Island. The map was engraved by Benjamin Tanner and published by John Reid. The map depicts county boundaries, townships, topography, churches, mills, shipyards, roads and bridges. It also shows several swamps and a Quicksand Pond, which on this map is located entirely in Massachusetts, whereas earlier maps showed it in Rhode Island.
References: Wheat & Brun #254.
Condition: A
Nice impression with good margins. Slight surface soil with a bit of minor foxing in blank margins. Tissue repairs on fold in blank margins.