Capitulation de Cornwallis : Wasington [sic], Rochambeau, Lafayette, 19 Septembre, 1781 [engraving]

Capitulation de Cornwallis : Wasington [sic], Rochambeau, Lafayette, 19 Septembre, 1781 [engraving]

Le temple de la gloire: ou, Les fastes militaires de la France depuis le re`gne de Louis XIV jusqu'à nos jours

[Paris 1819 or 1821?]

1 print : engraving ; image 20 x 32 cm. on sheet 28 x 39 cm.

P&E L2007F161

Shows the surrender by Cornwallis of the British flags and sword to Washington, Rochambeau, and Lafayette at Yorktown. Troops of both sides arrayed around them. One Indian and several African Americans assisting with horses and a canon. Ships can be seen in the harbor.
Plate from Jubé's "Le temple de la gloire: ou, Les fastes militaires de la France depuis le re`gne de Louis XIV jusqu'à nos jours", Paris, 1819-21.
Digitized image available, see URL.

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