L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825 West Point and its Fortifications in 1780

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GLC#
GLC08878.0027-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1780
Author/Creator
L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825
Title
West Point and its Fortifications in 1780
Place Written
West Point, New York
Pagination
1 print : b&w Height: 25.6 cm, Width: 16.7 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

One engraving entitled "West-Point and its Fortifications in 1780" dated 1780. Depicts a landscape view of the Hudson Highlands and West Point Military Academy. In the forefront of the engraving, two men look across the Hudson River at the Military Academy. Drawn and engraved by J. Smillie after a drawing made in 1780 by Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Engineer U.S. Army. Printed by W. Pate.

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