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A detailed view of the British, American and French forces but with no indication of the French fleet which sealed the fate of the British forces who laid their arms down on the Surrender Field. The verso contains map, photographs, and text about the area and the planned sesquicentennial. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Contour interval 5 feet. Surveyed in 1930-1931. "Civil War fortifications shown by contours." Topography by K.W. Trimble, R.M. Wilson, J.M. Rawls, H.A. Bean, E.V. Holloway, J.O. Kilmartin, S.E. Clement, and G.A. Mock. Control by U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Text, illus., and maps under title "The Colonial National Monument: Its History and present development" on verso On verso: Map of Yorktown Battlefield -- Aerial view Yorktown Sesquicentennial celebration area October 16, 17, 18 and 19, 1931 -- Yorktown Enlargement -- Approach highway map Colonial National Monument. Shows French, American and British positions. Imprint in lower margin at right. "Scale 1:9600 or 800 feet to 1 inch". At head of title: Department of the interior, U.S. Geological survey. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: contour lines. Graphic Scale: Miles, feet. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Text, maps and photos of the planned sesquicentennial area and the parkway linking Jamestown, Williamburg and Yorktown. MS note: 238375.
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