This map of Williamsburg is dated May 11, 1782 and was drafted by an unknown Frenchman probably stationed with
Rochambeau's army. Its marvelous detail suggests perhaps a billeting map for the French army following the battle of
Yorktown. It has been called the "Bible of the Restoration of Williamsburg" because of the detail it gives of the original
buildings. It has also been used to illustrate town planning in eighteenth-century America. Click on different sections of the map to see more detail.

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Last updated November 9, 1998