Encampment of the Convention Army at Charlotte Ville in Virginia after they had surrendered to the Americans [etching]

Encampment of the Convention Army at Charlotte Ville in Virginia after they had surrendered to the Americans [etching]

London William Lane cJan.y 1, 1789

1 print ; 24 x 33 cm. on sheet 29 x 44 cm.

P&E L1983.1.15

Scene of a British encampment, with large log cabin in the lower right, cover wagon to the left, and tents and other cabins stretched across the valley near Charlottesville, Virginia.
The term "convention army" refers to the British forces under the command of Burgoyne who surrendered at Saratoga by convention.
This etching is from Anburey's book "Travels through the interior parts of America," vol. 2, opposite p.443.
Digitized image available, see URL.

Cresswell, Donald H. The American Revolution in drawings and prints, 308

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