[Panoramic view of West Point, New York showing American encampments on the Hudson River] – Vintage Wall Art
![[Panoramic view of West Point, New York showing American encampments on the Hudson River], [1778?] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/20/20592e6425fc-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic drawing captures [Panoramic view of West Point, New York showing American encampments on the Hudson River] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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A long, narrow watercolor of about 143 by 28 centimeters, this panorama follows the Hudson River and shows American encampments set along its banks at West Point, New York. The library dates it to about 1778, when West Point was becoming the army's key stronghold on the river. Its position at a bend in the Hudson allowed American forces to block British ships from moving between New York City and Canada. The tents and huts spread across the hills and shoreline offer a view of how the Continental Army lived and organized itself in the field, making the drawing valuable both as a military record and as an early picture of the Hudson Highlands.
| Created / published | [1778?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : watercolor ; 142.7 x 27.7 cm (sheet) |
| Genre | Panoramic views 1770-1780.Watercolors 1770-1780.Drawings Color 1770-1780. |
| Notes | Title devised by Library staff. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 557. |
| Subjects | Military camps--American--New York (State)--1770-1780. Rivers--New York (State)--1770-1780. West Point (N.Y.)--1770-1780. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,052 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-119158 |
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