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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Investissement et Attaque D'York dans la Virginie
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Investissement et Attaque D'York dans la Virginie

Manufacturer Unknown
CultureFrench | American
Date1781
MediumEngraved, laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 8 13/16 in. (20.3 x 22.4 cm)
Overall, Frame: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (36.2 x 48.9 cm)
InscribedMarked "11357" in lower margin at right. Numbers on back: "63" and "L 8.00". In pencil under Virginia "1781". Watermarked with an "L" and part of another letter.
Credit LineThe Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA
Object number51.37.11
Not on view
DescriptionFrench engraved map of Virginia showing the top of Gloucester Point and the dispersement of French and American troops at Yorktown. Plate mark is not visible on all sides. Margins are irregular.