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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Yorktown and Gloucester Point as Besieged by the Allied Army
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Yorktown and Gloucester Point as Besieged by the Allied Army

Manufacturer Unknown
CultureEnglish | American
Date1788
MediumLaid paper
DimensionsOverall: 11 3/8 x 8 5/8 in. (29 x 21.8 cm)
Overall, Frame: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
InscribedTitle and "Engraved for Dr. Gordon's History of the American War/To face page 196 Vol. IV/Plate LX". "T, Conder Sculpt, London". Written in pencil in upper margin "Gordon L 1788". Possible watermark in bottom margin.
Credit LineThe Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA
Object number51.37.13
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DescriptionEnglish map of the siege of Yorktown. Laid paper. Made to face pg. 196 in "Dr. Gordon's History of the American War."