NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND

1893 Historical Map - Wood Engraving

Approx Image Size: 4 1/4 x 4 ins
Overall Page Size: 10 1/2 x 7 ins

PRINT SHOWS: NEWPORT, a city, a port of entry and the county-seat of Newport county, Rhode Island, U.S.A., occupying the southern portion of the island of Rhode Island at the entrance to Narra-gansett Bay, about 30 m. S. by E. of Providence, about 71 m. S. by W. of Boston and about 165 m. E.N.E. of New York. It is served by the Newport & Wickford Railroad and Steamboat Line, which connects with the New York, New Haven & Hartford railway at Wickford Junction; by ferry to Bristol, and by steamboats to Providence, Fall River and New York. The broken water-front of the island, about 17 m. long, is partly rocky arid partly made up of sandy beaches. From the harbour on the south-west the land rises to a gently rolling plateau with maximum elevations of about 250 ft. The climate is notably mild and equable throughout the greater part of the year. In the newer parts of the city there are many magnificent estates of summer residents; and in the " Old Town," the greater part of which is close to the harbour, and extending up the hillside, are many 18th-century houses and Thames Street its principal business thoroughfare, only 20 ft. wide. Near the" northern end of Thames Street, Washington Square or the Parade, connects with Broadway, which extends northward and is the principal thoroughfare through a large residential district of the permanent inhabitants.

Excellent Condition. Map Image is clean, clear, sharp with beautiful detail. Intext Bookplate Map with Text on the back. Printed on cream color coated paper.

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