A plan of Louisbourg : intended only to shew by strong red the publick buildings lately erected; and by the faint red such as have had a thorough repair
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Item Information
- Title:
- A plan of Louisbourg : intended only to shew by strong red the publick buildings lately erected; and by the faint red such as have had a thorough repair
- Creator:
- Bastide, John Henry, approximately 1700-1770
- Name on Item:
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[by] I.H. Bastide
- Date:
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[1745]
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
- Genre:
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Manuscript maps
- Location:
- William L. Clements Library
- Collection (local):
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William L. Clements Library Collection
- Subjects:
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Louisbourg (N.S.)--Maps
United States--History--King George's War, 1744-1748--Maps
- Places:
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CanadaNova Scotia (province)Louisbourg
- Extent:
- 1 ms. map : col. ; 34.5 x 53 cm
- Terms of Use:
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- Scale:
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Scale 1:2,400.
- Language:
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English
- Catalog Record:
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Catalog record
- Notes:
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Detailed plan of town focusing on work completed after its capture from the French in 1745.
Extensive table of references identifies and comments on numerous structures.
- Notes (date):
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This date is inferred.
- Identifier:
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7487
- Barcode:
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B1937821