antique prints, maps and watercolors

(Newport, Important Buildings and Tennis Grounds) New York: Frank Leslie, 1884. Sold

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Delightful hand colored wood engraved detailed depictions of "The State House, Newport", "The Casino, Newport", "The Tennis Grounds", " Entrance to the Tennis Grounds" as they appeared in 1884. 

This page with its illustration of enormous Newport residences was included in a section of the periodical fittingly entitled "Where Cottages are Palaces."

Hand colored wood engraving. 
7 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches, sheet. 
Excellent condition save stain in lower margin not evident when matted.