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November 2023 Fine Art & Estate Auction

Revolutionary War 1778 Valley Forge Encampment Map

This auction ended on November 30, 2023.

Start price: $100

Estimated price: $200 - $400

Buyer's Premium: 25%

Description

Item/Description: ‘Map Containing a View of the Encampment of the American Army at Valley Forge 1778 under the Command of Gen. Washington Commander in Chief’. Entered in 1843 by David G. Smith. Features original roads, entrenchments, Pickets and headquarters. Topographic View of Valley Forge During the Encampment of Washington’s Army, showing roads, buildings and structures. Relief shown by form lines. (Americana)

Material: Paper on canvas

Dimensions: Length: 24"; Width: 33"

Condition: Signs of age, use and wear including, creasing, tears, folds, paper loss, pencil marks and discoloration.

Age: c. 1843

Provenance: Private Estate

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