A Map of the Colony of Rhode Island: with adjacent parts of Connecticut, Massachusets Bay, &c.
PrintmakerEngraved by
Thomas Kitchin
British, 1719 - 1784
PublisherPublished by
R. Baldwin
British, active 1749 - 1810
Date1778
MediumEngraving; black printer's ink on laid paper, inlaid in wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 x 9 1/2in. (17.8 x 24.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 7/8in. (19.1 x 25.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 5/8 x 13 1/2in. (21.9 x 34.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 7/8in. (19.1 x 25.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 5/8 x 13 1/2in. (21.9 x 34.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of William C. Conklin
DescriptionMap of Rhode Island, with Massachusetts Bay (Massachusetts) to the north and east, part of Long Island and the Long Island Sound to the south, and part of Connecticut to the west. Population centers are marked with open circles, and what appear to be roads are shown as double parallel lines. Rivers and islands are depicted and labeled, and waterfalls are marked.
Object number1971.71.5
MarkingsVerso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedRecto, top center, printed in black ink: "London Magazine 1778"Bottom center, printed in black ink: "A / MAP of the COLONY / of / RHODE ISLAND: / with the adjacent Parts of / CONNECTICUT, / MASSACHUSETTS BAY. &c. / By Thos. Kitchin Senr. / Hydrographer to his Majesty."
Bottom center, printed in black ink: "Printed for R. Baldwin at the Rose, Pater Noster Row."
Verso, top left, handwritten in pencil: "1 [circled]"
Center, handwritten in pencil: "82335"
Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "Map Box / 143"
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "82335"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: About 1/4 inch equals 5 miles
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