A plan of the city, and fortifications, of Louisburg : from a survey made by Richard Gridley, Lieut. Coll. of the Train of Artillery in 1745 ; a plan of the city and harbour of Louisburg, with the French batteries that defended it, and those of the English, shewing that part of Gabarus Bay, in which they landed, and the ground on which they encamped during the siege in 1758

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A plan of the city, and fortifications, of Louisburg : from a survey made by Richard Gridley, Lieut. Coll. of the Train of Artillery in 1745 ; a plan of the city and harbour of Louisburg, with the French batteries that defended it, and those of the English, shewing that part of Gabarus Bay, in which they landed, and the ground on which they encamped during the siege in 1758
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Title:
A plan of the city, and fortifications, of Louisburg : from a survey made by Richard Gridley, Lieut. Coll. of the Train of Artillery in 1745 ; a plan of the city and harbour of Louisburg, with the French batteries that defended it, and those of the English, shewing that part of Gabarus Bay, in which they landed, and the ground on which they encamped during the siege in 1758
Title (alt.):
Plan of the city and harbour of Louisburg, with the French batteries that defended it, and those of the English, shewing that part of Gabarus Bay, in which they landed, and the ground on which they encamped during the siege in 1758
Creator:
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
Contributor:
Gridley, Richard, approximately 1710-1796
Contributor:
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Date:
[1768]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Fortification--Nova Scotia--Louisbourg--Maps--Early works to 1800
Louisbourg (N.S.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Louisbourg (N.S.)--History--Siege, 1745--Maps--Early works to 1800
United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763
Places:
Canada > Nova Scotia (province) > Louisbourg
Extent:
2 maps on 1 sheet ; 38 x 62 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
London : Printed for Robt. Sayer at no. 63 in Fleet Street, & Thos. Jefferys, the corner of St. Martins Lane in the Strand
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:3,500]
Scale [ca. 1:21,000]
Language:
English
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Third state.
Inset: A map of Gabarus Bay, adjoyning to Louisburg.
Includes references, notes, and profile of a cross-section of the wall.
Appears in Jefferys' General topography of North America and the West Indies. London: Printed for Robert Sayer, ... and Thomas Jefferys, 1768.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
Stevens & Tree. Comparative cartography, 27c
Kershaw, K. Early printed maps of Canada, v. III, 908
Phillips, 1196
Identifier:
4000137_0035
Call #:
G1105 .J4 1768
Barcode:
30000003254061