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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10669 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0034] October 1781 |
| Title | Map of Yorktown, Virginia |
| Date | October 1781 |
| Document Type | Map; Military document |
| Content Description | Drawn map of Yorktown, Virginia. Shows roads, rivers, and other land markings, but not fortifications. With Cornwallis autograph note written across the front: "you will deliver the town immediately." Likely created by the British right before the October 1781 siege by the Americans. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Battle Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Military History Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| People | Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis (1738-1805) |
| Place written | Yorktown, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |