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A plan of the city, and fortifications, of Louisburg; from a survey made by Richard Gridley, Lieut. Coll. ... in 1745

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Printed map. "Published by Thos. Jefferys, Geographer to the Prince of Wales at Charing Cross, Octobr: 9. 1758." The map on the left pertains to the siege of 1745; whereas the map on the right pertains to the seige of 1758. The map on the left has visual scale [85 mm=1,000 feet] and includes text, "Explanation" or numbered index, and "The Profile" illustration with index. The map on the right has visual scale [151 mm=2 miles] and includes text, inset "A map of Gabarus Bay, adjoyning to Louisburg", and "References to 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. ... in 1745: [and] A plan of the city and harbour of Louisburg, with the French batteries that defended it and those of the English...in 1758
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Description
Printed map. "Published by Thos. Jefferys, Geographer to the Prince of Wales at Charing Cross, Octobr: 9. 1758." The map on the left pertains to the siege of 1745; whereas the map on the right pertains to the seige of 1758. The map on the left has visual scale [85 mm=1,000 feet] and includes text, "Explanation" or numbered index, and "The Profile" illustration with index. The map on the right has visual scale [151 mm=2 miles] and includes text, inset "A map of Gabarus Bay, adjoyning to Louisburg", and "References to the Siege in 1758."
Publisher
Published by Thos. Jefferys
Contributor
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, Gridley, Richard, approximately 1710-1796
Date
1758-10-09
Type
Format
map, [1:3,590 approximately] and [1:21,320 approximately]
Identifier
macrepo:81558, local: RMC_106454
Source
Language
eng
Relation
Coverage
Louisbourg (N.S.), Gabarus Bay (N.S.), North America--Canada--Louisburg, Gabarus Bay
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