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Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des, 1722-1824 A Plan of the town of Newport

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03103.03 Author/Creator: Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des, 1722-1824 Place Written: London, England Type: Map Date: 1781 Pagination: 1 sheet 86 x 64 cm Order a Copy

Companion print and detail of #3103.02, the chart of Rhode Island. Not in Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution.

Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des, 1722-1824

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