1781 Collection (#10)

Moschiola meminna, Indian spotted chevrotain
Plate 104 from the Loten Collection (1754-57), a painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere (1722-c. 1781)

Trachypithecus vetulus, purple-faced leaf monkey
Semnopithcus vetulus, Purple-Faced Leaf Monkey. Plate from the Loten Collection (1754-57), a painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere (1722-c. 1781)

Sciurus macrourus, long-tailed squirrel
Sydney Parkinson, Ceylon drawings ( Banks Manuscript No. 20) 1767

Weaver. Illustration from Voyage aux Indes orientales
" Weaver. Illustration from " Voyage aux Indes orientales et ࠬ a Chine, fait depuis 1774 jusqu ࠱ 781" (Trip to the oriental Indies and to China)

United Kingdom. Scotland. Edinburgh
BELLO, Andrs (1781-1864). Venezuelan writer, poet, journalist and humanist. Poems. Edition carried out in Madrid (1882)

LUSURIER, Catherine (1752-1781). Portrait of D Alembert. Oil on canvas

Edward Capell
EDWARD CAPELL Critic, commentator on Shakespeare. Date: 1715 - 1781

Elizabeth Raffald
ELIZABETH RAFFALD cook and author Date: 1733 - 1781

Plan of York and Gloucester, Virginia, prepared for Gen. George Washington by Major Sebastian Bauman of the New York
YORKTOWN: MAP, 1781. Plan of York and Gloucester, Virginia, prepared for Gen. George Washington by Major Sebastian Bauman of the New York (2nd Regiment) Artillery at the Battle of Yorktown

American forces driving the British back with bayonets in the Battle of Cowpens during the American Revolution
BATTLE OF THE COWPENS, 1781. American forces driving the British back with bayonets in the Battle of Cowpens during the American Revolution, 17 January 1781. Engraving by John Andrew, 1856

American revolutionary soldier. Sketch by Augustin Dupr
DANIEL MORGAN (1736-1802). American revolutionary soldier. Sketch by Augustin Dupr

Augustine Moores house outside Yorktown, Virginia, where terms for the British surrender were negotiated
YORKTOWN: MOORE HOUSE, 1781. Augustine Moores house outside Yorktown, Virginia, where terms for the British surrender were negotiated, 18 October 1771. Contemporary sketch by John Trumbull

Major General Nathaniel Greene (waving hat) at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, South Carolina, 8 September 1781
BATTLE OF EUTAW SPRINGS. Major General Nathaniel Greene (waving hat) at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, South Carolina, 8 September 1781. Steel engraving, 1874

Battle between the French and English fleets, 5-10 September 1781. Wood engraving, American, 1881
BATTLE OF VIRGINIA CAPES. Battle between the French and English fleets, 5-10 September 1781. Wood engraving, American, 1881

American cavalry under the command of Henry Lee engage British troops at Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina
GUILFORD COURTHOUSE, 1781. American cavalry under the command of Henry Lee engage British troops at Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina, during the American Revolutionary War, 15 March 1781

(1755-1804). American lawyer and statesman. Hamilton at Yorktown in 1781. Steel engraving, 1858
ALEXANDER HAMILTON (1755-1804). American lawyer and statesman. Hamilton at Yorktown in 1781. Steel engraving, 1858, after a painting by Alonzo Chappel

Cornwallis Retreating! Revolutionary War broadside containing an extract of a letter from General Nathaniel Greene
GUILFORD COURT HOUSE, 1781. Cornwallis Retreating! Revolutionary War broadside containing an extract of a letter from General Nathaniel Greene, reporting on the battle at Guilford Courthouse

Battle of Yorktown on 19 October 1781. French line engraving depicting Yorktown as a medieval city, late 18th century
BATTLE OF YORKTOWN, 1781. Battle of Yorktown on 19 October 1781. French line engraving depicting Yorktown as a medieval city, late 18th century

The capture of Pensacola, Florida from the British by Spanish troops under the command of Bernardo de Galvez
BATTLE OF PENSACOLA, 1781. The capture of Pensacola, Florida from the British by Spanish troops under the command of Bernardo de Galvez, 8 May 1781. Line engraving, French, early 19th century

American troops led by Francis Marion defeat a combined British, Tory, and Hessian force at Parkers Ferry
MARION: PARKERs FERRY, 1781. American troops led by Francis Marion defeat a combined British, Tory, and Hessian force at Parkers Ferry, South Carolina, 30 August 1781. Wood engraving, 1844

General Nathanael Greene (1742-1786) and his army successfully evading the British army by crossing the Dan River
NATHANAEL GREENE, 1781. General Nathanael Greene (1742-1786) and his army successfully evading the British army by crossing the Dan River from North Carolina into Virginia, 15 February 1781

REBECCA MOTTE (1738-1815). N

The surrender of British General Charles Cornwallis to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia
YORKTOWN SURRENDER, 1781. The surrender of British General Charles Cornwallis to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, ending the fighting in the American Revolution, 19 October 1781

The British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia, on 19 October 1781. Lithograph, 1852
YORKTOWN: SURRENDER, 1781. The British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia, on 19 October 1781. Lithograph, 1852, by Nathaniel Currier after John Trumbull

The surrender of Lord Cornwallis to Major General Benjamin Lincoln at Yorktown, Virginia
YORKTOWN: SURRENDER, 1781. The surrender of Lord Cornwallis to Major General Benjamin Lincoln at Yorktown, Virginia, on 19 October 1781: engraving, American, 1827

American troops capturing a British redoubt at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781: colored engraving, 19th century
REV. WAR: YORKTOWN American troops capturing a British redoubt at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781: colored engraving, 19th century

American note for 500 dollars issued by the Treasury of Virginia, c1781
500 DOLLAR NOTE, c1781. American note for 500 dollars issued by the Treasury of Virginia, c1781

American Revolutionary soldier. Marions encampment on the Peedee River. Wood engraving, 19th century
FRANCIS MARION (1732?-1795). American Revolutionary soldier. Marions encampment on the Peedee River. Wood engraving, 19th century

General Cornwallis note to George Washington proposing a truce
SURRENDER AT YORKTOWN. General Cornwallis note to George Washington proposing a truce

General Anthony Wayne attempting to quell the mutiny of Pennsylvania troops on New Years Day, 1781
MUTINY: ANTHONY WAYNE 1781. General Anthony Wayne attempting to quell the mutiny of Pennsylvania troops on New Years Day, 1781, during the American Revolutionary War. Wood engraving, 19th century

Map of the siege of Yorktown, compiled from the Faden (London, 1781) and the Renault (American, 1781) maps by Lieut. L
BATTLE OF YORKTOWN, 1781. Map of the siege of Yorktown, compiled from the Faden (London, 1781) and the Renault (American, 1781) maps by Lieut. L.V. Caziarc, 1881

The conflict between British Colonel Banastre Tarleton and Colonel William Washington at the Battle of Cowpens
BATTLE OF COWPENS, 1781. The conflict between British Colonel Banastre Tarleton and Colonel William Washington at the Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina, during the American Revolution

American statesman. Line engraving by B. L. Prevost, 1781, after a drawing by Pierre Eugene du Simitiere
JOHN DICKINSON (1732-1808). American statesman. Line engraving by B.L. Prevost, 1781, after a drawing by Pierre Eugene du Simitiere

The British surrender at Yorktown on 19 October 1781. Broadside song-sheet, Great Joy to the Day, published at Boston
YORKTOWN: SURRENDER, 1781. The British surrender at Yorktown on 19 October 1781. Broadside song-sheet, Great Joy to the Day, published at Boston, Massachusetts, in 1782

Contemporary Dutch cartoon of the British surrender at Yorktown, 1781. In the foreground the British lion has cut
YORKTOWN: CARTOON, 1781. Contemporary Dutch cartoon of the British surrender at Yorktown, 1781. In the foreground the British lion has cut itself on a tea pot

British General Charles Cornwallis surrendering to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia
YORKTOWN: SURRENDER, 1781. British General Charles Cornwallis surrendering to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, ending fighting during the American Revolution

The house at Yorktown where British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered on 19 Ocotober 1781
YORKTOWN: SURRENDER, 1781. The house at Yorktown where British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered on 19 Ocotober 1781. Wood engraving, 19th century

(1725-1807). Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur. French soldier. The meeting of Comte de Rochambeau
COMTE de ROCHAMBEAU (1725-1807). Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur. French soldier. The meeting of Comte de Rochambeau and General George Washington at Wethersfield, Connecticut, May 1781

BATTLE OF YORKTOWN, 1781. The American siege of Yorktown, Virginia, October 1781. Steel engraving, Americian, late 19th century

Surrender of British standards at Yorktown, Virginia, 19 October 1781. Wood engraving, American, 1852
YORKTOWN: SURRENDER, 1781. Surrender of British standards at Yorktown, Virginia, 19 October 1781. Wood engraving, American, 1852

British surrender, Oct. 19, 1781, with Yorktown depicted as a medieval town. Colored engraving
BATTLE OF YORKTOWN, 1781. British surrender, Oct. 19, 1781, with Yorktown depicted as a medieval town. Colored engraving

American Revolutionary soldier. Marion and his men crossing the Pee Dee River to harass the British in South Carolina
FRANCIS MARION (1732?-1795). American Revolutionary soldier. Marion and his men crossing the Pee Dee River to harass the British in South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War

17 January 1781. Colored engraving, 1874
BATTLE OF COWPENS, 1781. 17 January 1781. Colored engraving, 1874

Fashionable Hairdo or the Triumph of Liberty. French cartoon, c1781, referring to the the American War of Independence
TRIUMPH OF LIBERTY. c1781. Fashionable Hairdo or the Triumph of Liberty. French cartoon, c1781, referring to the the American War of Independence and to the extremes of womens fashion in France

The Siege of Yorktown, 1781. Wood engraving, 19th century
REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1781. The Siege of Yorktown, 1781. Wood engraving, 19th century

French army officers, with their coachmen and footmen, at Newport, Rhode Island
FRENCH OFFICERS, 1780. French army officers, with their coachmen and footmen, at Newport, Rhode Island, during their service in the American Revolution, 1780-81. Illustration by Howard Pyle, 1883

American Revolutionary soldier and commander. Fancis Marion, known as the Swamp Fox
FRANCIS MARION (1732?-1795). American Revolutionary soldier and commander. Fancis Marion, known as the Swamp Fox and his men at their camp in South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War

American Revolutionary commander. General Marion in his swamp encampment inviting a British officer to dinner
FRANCIS MARION (1732?-1795). American Revolutionary commander. " General Marion in his swamp encampment inviting a British officer to dinner." Steel engraving, c1850

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"1781: A Year of Battles, Dreams, and Innovation" In 1781, amidst the turmoil of the American Revolutionary War, significant events unfolded that shaped history. On Beer Street, lively conversations echoed as pints were raised to celebrate victories and drown sorrows. Meanwhile, on the Battle of Cowpens in 1781Is, brave soldiers fought with unwavering determination for freedom. Artistic expressions also flourished during this time. FUSELI's "Nightmare, " a haunting masterpiece painted in oil on canvas in 1781, captivated viewers' imaginations and explored the depths of their fears. Alonzo Chappel immortalized Hamilton at Yorktown in 1781 through a steel engraving decades later—a testament to an iconic moment frozen in time. The American Revolutionary War brought forth heroes like Marion and his men who fearlessly crossed the Pee Dee River to harass British forces in South Carolina. William Tylee Ranney's painting depicted their daring actions while reminding us of their pivotal role. Across the Atlantic Ocean, Horatio Nelson emerged as a legendary figure among British naval officers during this era. His strategic brilliance left an indelible mark on maritime history. Maps became crucial tools for military campaigns; Louis Alexandre Berthier meticulously drew Williamsburg's surroundings in Virginia—an invaluable aid for General Rochambeau's troops fighting for independence. While battles raged on land and sea, innovation thrived within James Watt's Glasgow workshop where he improved upon Thomas Newcomen’s steam engine design from 1712—ushering humanity into an industrial revolution that would reshape society forever. Not limited to war or art alone, portraits captured individuals' essence across cultures. Tupac Amaru II found himself immortalized through paintbrush strokes—a symbol of resistance against oppression and injustice. Finally came the turning point—the American siege of Yorktown—an event etched deeply into history books as it marked the beginning of the end for British rule in America.