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| Picture No | 12079430 |
| Date | 1652. |
| Description | The Surrender of Jamestown |
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The Governor of Jamestown and the Jamestown Council stand before the ministers of the Commonwealth, holding a treaty that acknowledges the new English parliament and agrees both its cessation of Stuart support and status as a royal colony. Berkley, the governor at Jamestown harbour stands with his council, holding the treaty , with Commonwealth soldiers at attention in the background, as the ministers stand in front of him having forced a surrender with an embargo and blockade on the port.
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| Source | Unattributed engraving |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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