Rare 18th C, Map titled "A plan of the town of Newport in the province of Rhode Island". Earliest printed plan of Newport, published for the use of the British just prior to their occupation in 1776. Issued in the Atlantic Neptune, an atlas of North American waters published by J.F.W. Des Barres 1776.Great condition, professionally mounted and framed. Measures 29-1/2" by 21" sight, 37" by 27-3/4" framed.