West Point, New York, showing American encampments
West Point, New York, showing American encampments on the Hudson River, Aug. 1782, by Pierre Charles LEnfant, then a soldier in the Continential Army. Detailed topographical watercolor of the strategic bend where the river narrowed below highlands. In 1778, below the fortified observation point, a great iron chain was laid across the Hudson to prevent British Navy vessels from passing
Picture No
13124340
Media ID
45380277
Size
3000px x 927px
(694KB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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