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Reddition de l'armée du Lord Cornwalis / dessiné par le Barbier peintre du roi ; gravé par Godefroy de l'Academie Imple. et Royale de Vienne &c.

Reddition de l'armée du Lord Cornwalis / dessiné par le Barbier peintre du roi ; gravé par Godefroy de l'Academie Imple. et Royale de Vienne &c.

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Summary

Print shows the surrender of the British Army at Yorktown on October 19th 1781, with Comte de Rochambeau directing British General Charles O'Hara to present Cornwallis's sword to General George Washington; includes text.

Printed at bottom center: A.P.D.R.
Inscribed in ink on lower left: Barbier, del. Godefroy sc.
Illus. from: Recueil d'estampes representant les différents événemens de la Guerre qui a procuré l'indépendance aux Etats Unis de l'Amérique ... / Nicolas Ponce. Paris : Ponce et Godefroy, [1784?], no. 10.
de Vinck, 1184
Another impression published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 324.

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Date

01/01/1784
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Contributors

Godefroy, François, 1743?-1819, artist
Lebarbier, Jean Jacques François, 1738-1826, artist
Ponce, Nicolas, 1746-1831.
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Location

Yorktown (Va.)37.23889, -76.50972
Google Map of 37.23888888888889, -76.50972222222222
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication in the U.S. Use elsewhere may be restricted by other countries' laws. For general information see "Copyright and Other Restrictions...," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.html

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