Map Lord Cornwallis surrender, 1781.


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Title
Lord Cornwallis surrender, 1781.
Contributor Names
Crosby, E.
Downae, James.
Created / Published
1781.
Subject Headings
-  Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis,--Marquis,--1738-1805
-  Moore House (Yorktown, Va.)
-  Yorktown (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
-  Powder flasks--Early works to 1800
-  United States--Virginia--Yorktown
Notes
-  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 inserted at wide end.
-  Inscriptions: James Downae his horn, made by E. Crosby - 1781, A: Bowery, A: Lion, The: Elem Tree, and Mare Maid at: Sea.
-  Includes pictorial represenations of the Moore House and gardens where Cornwallis's surrender took place, several vessels, a conventional flowering vine, and a school of fish.
-  A listing of this horn is in "American Engraved Powder Horns", N.Y., no. 285, 1945, p. 51.
-  Housed on wooden base covered by clear plastic box casement screwed-on to base at bottom.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Medium
1 map on powder horn : ms., bovine horn, wood ; 35 cm. long, 9 cm. diam.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3884.Y6S3 1781 .C7
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3884y.ct001971
Library of Congress Control Number
2007632271
Online Format
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Description
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 inserted at wide end. Inscriptions: James Downae his horn, made by E. Crosby - 1781, A: Bowery, A: Lion, The: Elem Tree, and Mare Maid at: Sea. Includes pictorial represenations of the Moore House and gardens where Cornwallis's surrender took place, several vessels, a conventional flowering vine, and a school of fish. A listing of this horn is in "American Engraved Powder Horns", N.Y., no. 285, 1945, p. 51. Housed on wooden base covered by clear plastic box casement screwed-on to base at bottom. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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