Cornwallis' Headquarters at Camden, S.C.

Ernest C. Peixotto's architectural sketch depicts the headquarters building used by British General Lord Cornwallis during the Revolutionary War occupation of Camden, South Carolina. The drawing showcases Peixotto's precision in rendering period domestic architecture—a raised wooden structure with brick chimneys, multi-story porches, and sash windows typical of late-18th-century plantation design. Executed in pen with fine crosshatching, the work documents American historical sites with the accuracy expected of architectural illustration. Peixotto, trained in San Francisco and New York, became known for his detailed sketches of buildings, landscapes, and travel scenes, contributing visual documentation to American historical memory during the turn of the century.