Surrender of Cornwallis, at Yorktown, Virginia, October 19, 1781...

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• PUBLISHER: Lith. & Pub. by J. Baillie, 118, Nassau St. N. York.

• MEDIUM: Lithograph handcolored,

  DATE: 1845.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 12 x 8 7/16" (30.5 x 21.4 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: This view depicts the surrender of British forces at Yorktown, with Lord Cornwallis’s army shown capitulating as the allied French fleet lies anchored in the background, sealing the outcome of the campaign. Rather than emphasizing battlefield action, the scene focuses on the moment of defeat and the overwhelming presence of French naval power that made escape impossible. Produced decades after the event, the print reflects the 19th-century American fascination with the decisive alliance that secured independence.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Fair to good condition. Tears in title margin and one in the left margin.

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• CATEGORIES: Currier & Ives , Historical , Revolutionary War