This charming pictorial map of Newport, Rhode Island, is oriented with east at the top to best depict the irregular peninsula on which the historic city was founded. Carefully illustrated vignettes, names labeled within delicate scrollwork, depict many of the famous homes (and their residents) for which Newport is known – The Breakers (Countess Sylvia Szapary), Chetwode (John Jacob Astor), and Beaulieu (Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt) to name a few. Other attractions include the U.S.S Constellation, the U.S. Naval Training Station, Fort Adams, and Easton’s Beach. The adjacent waters are filled with pleasure craft, barges, and ferries, reflecting the city’s strong maritime heritage. The map was drawn by the talented artist Ruth Rhoads Lepper Gardner (faintly visible in the lower right corner). Published locally in Newport by A. Hartley G. Ward in 1946. A block of text in the lower margin refers the audience to the Newport Information Center.
