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Lord Cornwallis surrender, 1781

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Creator	Crosby, E.
Contributor	Downae, James
Date	1781
Scale	Not drawn to scale
Language	English
Location	Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local)	Library of Congress Collection
Subjects	Moore House (Yorktown, Va.) Yorktown (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800 Powder flasks--Early works to 1800
Places	Moore House North and Central America United States Virginia York (county) Yorktown
Extent	1 map on powder horn : ms., bovine horn, wood ; 35 cm. long, 9 cm. diam.
Terms and License	No known copyright restrictions. This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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. Housed on wooden base covered by clear plastic box casement screwed-on to base at bottom.