“A Sense of Place: Exploring Newport and Narragansett Bay Through Historic Maps” exhibit includes several maps from the Redwood Library, Newport County Preservation Society and maps on loan from private collections. This exhibit includes Des Barres charts, Ezra Stiles’ map of Newport, Blaskowitz charts and some very rare maps of Rhode Island.
Time: Now until December 30, 2011
Location: Redwood Library and Athenaeum, 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI
Cost: Free (although donations are welcome). On until December 30th.
For more information on the Redwood Library & Athenaeum map exhibition and symposium click here.