A plan of the harbour of Louisbourg with the adjacent country survey'd by Samuel Holland esqr. surveyer [sic] general for the northern district of North America

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Item Information

Title:
A plan of the harbour of Louisbourg with the adjacent country survey'd by Samuel Holland esqr. surveyer [sic] general for the northern district of North America
Contributor:
Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801
Creator:
Sproule, Geo. F. (George F.), 1741-1817
Name on Item:
drawn by Ens. Geo. Sproule of the 59th Regt.
Date:
[1767]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Louisbourg (N.S.)--Maps
Places:
Canada > Nova Scotia (province) > Louisbourg
Extent:
1 ms. map : col. ; 29.5 x 37.6 cm.
Terms of Use:
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Scale:
Scale 1:24,500.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Finished, colored, topographical map showing Louisbourg, its harbor, and the surrounding countryside.
Fortifications of the town are rendered as demolished.
Enclosed in Holland to Gage, July 2, 1767.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
932
Barcode:
B1938938