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Map A plan of the harbour and town of Louisbourg in the Island of Cape Breton

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Title

  • A plan of the harbour and town of Louisbourg in the Island of Cape Breton

Created / Published

  • [London] : [W. Owen], [1758]

Headings

  • -  Harbors--Nova Scotia--Louisbourg--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Louisbourg (N. S.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Canada--Nova Scotia--Louisbourg

Genre

  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Oriented with north to the upper right.
  • -  Appears in An authentic account of the reduction of Louisbourg, in June and July 1758. London : W. Owen, 1758.
  • -  Library of Congress. Maps and charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789, 344

Medium

  • 1 map ; 17 x 25 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3424.L6P55 1758 .P5

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2017593648

Online Format

  • image

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