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Lord Cornwallis surrender, 1781. - Public domain old map

Lord Cornwallis surrender, 1781. - Public domain old map

Shows Yorktown Virginia and the York River on conical powder horn. Relief shown by hachures. Manuscript: Engraved bovine horn, shellacked. Has wooden pouring spout inserted at narrow end and wooden hinged cap i... More

Powder horn with the name 'N. Gist' etched along with several images
A series of four pictures of bananas with writing on them [Powder horn with hand-drawn map of the Hudson River (above Albany), Mohawk River, Niagara region, and Lake Ontario in New York Province].

A series of four pictures of bananas with writing on them [Powder horn...

Untitled pictorial depiction of rivers and fortifications on conical powder horn. Present title devised by cataloguer. Manuscript: Black/brown inks on bovine horn, shellacked. Has pewter pouring spout attached ... More