Plan and project, for fortifying the high commanding ground at the church of Deschambeaux as also the island of Richlieu [sic]

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Title:
Plan and project, for fortifying the high commanding ground at the church of Deschambeaux as also the island of Richlieu [sic]
Title (alt.):
Plan of the projected fort by a scale of 400 feet to an inch
Creator:
Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801
Date:
[1762]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Deschambault (Québec)--Maps
Places:
Canada > Quebec (province) > Deschambault
Extent:
1 ms. map : col. ; 36 x 47 cm
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Scale:
Scale 1:12,000.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
From Shelburne Papers (Clements Library).
Signed: Samuel Holland capt. of th. 60 R.
Projected plan for fortifications at Deschambault on the St. Lawrence River above Québec.
A short explanation of the plan is given in Governor James Murray's report on the government of Québec (Shelburne, vol. 64, p. 29) dated 5th June 1762.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
8213
Barcode:
B1937650