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Baillie, James S., fl. 1838-1855 Surrender of Cornwallis

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02918.02 Author/Creator: Baillie, James S., fl. 1838-1855 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Print Date: 1845 Pagination: 1 lithograph : col. ; 33.1 x 42.9 cm. Order a Copy

Hand-colored lithograph showing Lord Cornwallis surrendering to George Washington at Yorktown on 19 October 1781. Several other American and British military leaders also appear. Names printed under lithrograph read: "Kosciuzko," "Steuben," "Laurens," "Hamilton," "Lincoln," "Knox," "Lafeyette," "Wayne," "Washington," "Cornwallis," "Tarleton," "Knyphausen," "Chewton," "Rawdon," and "O'hara."James S. Baillie was a lithographer active in New York City from 1838-1855.

Baillie, James S., fl. 1838-1855
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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