Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
The city and scenery of Newport, Rhode Island
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Image of an elevated landscape view of the harbor and city of Newport, Rhode Island, showing sailboats in the water, in a shield motif; vignettes of the seal of Rhode Island, factories and pastures and orchards, with busts of William Ellery and Stephen Hopkins, two signers of the Declaration of Independence.
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Visual Materials
Artists: Howe, Wallis E. Publishers: Preservation Society of Newport County
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Visual Materials
"Issued by the society copyright, 1957"--recto, lower left corner. "Wallis E. Howe FAIA Des. & Del., 1957"--recto, lower right corner. Illustration of historic buildings in Newport, Rhode Island with structure name and construction date.
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Visual Materials
Kashnor notes, "An exceedingly rare plan of Newport, and the best issued in the eighteenth century. It was issued for use of mariners during the Revolution. Coloured copies of this plan are exceedingly rare. Tables of Wharfs, Public Buildings, Streets. "14 upper right." Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Watermark: JB Pate. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Art Work. Verso Text: MS note: 999.
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