An Island of Homes
Publisher: E. M. & W. Ferguson
Published: 1890
Place of publication: Fishers Island, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 20
Subjects: Real estate development; Pictorial works; Real property
Notes: Promotional brochure including photomechanical reproductions of handrawn color illustrations of Fishers Island, with accompanying text.

Descriptive text is written as a first-person narrative travelogue, and describes the features and amenities of the island.

Illustrations include images of houses and cottages, hotels, harbor, shoreline, homes of notable residents, landscapes, post office, church, lighthouse, golf links, beaches, and hunting and fishing scenes. Also includes image of train station and wharf at New London, Connecticut.

Includes a full-page advertisement for the Bartlett Cottages, which is stylistically integrated into the content of the book.

Text describes area amenities and desirable factors for settlement and homebuilding.