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Description: | Single sheet. Engr. Scale: [ca. 1:42 500]. Cartographic Note: Ungraduated. Rhumb lines. Soundings. Scale in miles. Additional Places: Cape Breton Island. Contents Note: Inset: A plan of the city and fortifications of Louisburg from a survey made by Richard Gridley, Lt.Col. of the train of artillery in 1745. This important fortress was taken on June 17th 1745 after a seige of 49 days by nine regiments that were raised and equipped in 50 days in New England and commanded by Sr. Wllm. Pepperill, assisted by a fleet under the command of Commodore Warren, with the loss of 101 men killed & 30 that died by sickness. This place was afterwards restored to the French by the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle. Universal Magazine for J.Hinton in Newgate Street. Scale ca. 1:4 250, Inset: A map of Gabarus Bay adjoining to Louisburg. Scale ca. 1:300 000. Disbound from the Universal Magazine.
Associated Materials: G246:4/42.
caption: G246:4/43 Louisbourg | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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