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Sebastian Bauman (1739–1803)
To His Excellency Genl. Washington, Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States of America . . . Is Most Humbly Dedicated by His Excellency's Obedient Servant . . . Philadelphia: Robert Scot, 1782
Engraving, hand-colored
New-York Historical Society Library
This captivating map simultaneously describes the Siege of Yorktown and celebrates its outcome. Washington asked Bauman, a military engineer and artillery commander, to survey the area after the battle. Bauman's map is especially impressive, considering he finished it in just seven days. A printed map of Bauman's manuscript survey was published the following summer. It was the first large-scale battle map printed in the United States. |