The landing of the pilgrims by corne the exploring party went ashore at plymouth on december 21 1620 bradford noted it was the best they could find and the season and present necessity made them glad to accept of it the 17th century records do not mention plymouth rock nevertheless plymouth rock has become one of the most enduring symbols of the pilgrims there is much more information about plymouth rock in beyond the pilgrim story. The landing of the pilgrims by james daugherty publication date 1993 topics pilgrims new plymouth colony juvenile fiction pilgrims new plymouth colony fiction massachusetts history new plymouth 1620 1691 fiction publisher random house collection inlibrary printdisabled internetarchivebooks china digitizing sponsor internet archive contributor internet archive . The landing of the pilgrims by daugherty james 1889 1974 publication date 1950 topics pilgrims new plymouth colony pilgrims new plymouth colony juvenile fiction massachusetts history new plymouth 1620 1691 juvenile fiction united states history colonial period ca 1600 1775 massachusetts history colonial period ca 1600 1775 juvenile fiction . The landing of the pilgrims previous next link to the image source artwork details henry bacon the landing of the pilgrims title the landing of the pilgrims dated 1877 medium oil on canvas dimensions 20 1 2 x 28 3 4 in location pilgrim society city state plymouth ma notes the painting depicts mary chilton stepping ashore according to family tradition although this is . T his autumn marks the 400th anniversary of the arrival of a hardy band of english religious dissenters at the wampanoag town of patuxet the pilgrims renamed it as plymouth they believed that