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Port of Louisbourg On Île Royale. (Port De Louisbourg Dans L'Isle Royale) 1764
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Old map of Canada, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia.
day Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia), it commanded the entrance to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and ultimately access to the Saint Lawrence River. In 1745, during King George's War (1744--48), as the North American part of the War of the Austrian Succession (1740--48) is known, the British captured the fortress. It was returned to France in 1748 under the terms of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle and remained in French hands until 1758 when, during the Seven Years War (known in North America as the French and Indian War), it was again captured by the British. The fall of the fortress led to the French loss of Quebec and ultimately of all of Canada. In both 1745 and 1758, colonial militia from New England attached to the British Army played a vital role in the sieges of Louisbourg. Louisbourg Square in Boston is named after the battle of 1745. This map depicting the harbor, fort, and town of Louisbourg, along with the surrounding countryside is by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-72), a prolific cartographer attached to the French Marine Office. Bellin's maps and atlases reflect the careful mapping of bays, seas, and harbors that characterized 18th-century French naval cartography. The map is from the collection of the geographer Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697--1782). It was given to King Louis XVI in 1782 and deposited in the National Library of France in 1924. Scale on the map is shown in toises, an old French unit of measurement; one toise equals about 1.95 meters.
Created by Nicolas in 1764.
day Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia), it commanded the entrance to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and ultimately access to the Saint Lawrence River. In 1745, during King George's War (1744--48), as the North American part of the War of the Austrian Succession (1740--48) is known, the British captured the fortress. It was returned to France in 1748 under the terms of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle and remained in French hands until 1758 when, during the Seven Years War (known in North America as the French and Indian War), it was again captured by the British. The fall of the fortress led to the French loss of Quebec and ultimately of all of Canada. In both 1745 and 1758, colonial militia from New England attached to the British Army played a vital role in the sieges of Louisbourg. Louisbourg Square in Boston is named after the battle of 1745. This map depicting the harbor, fort, and town of Louisbourg, along with the surrounding countryside is by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-72), a prolific cartographer attached to the French Marine Office. Bellin's maps and atlases reflect the careful mapping of bays, seas, and harbors that characterized 18th-century French naval cartography. The map is from the collection of the geographer Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697--1782). It was given to King Louis XVI in 1782 and deposited in the National Library of France in 1924. Scale on the map is shown in toises, an old French unit of measurement; one toise equals about 1.95 meters.
Created by Nicolas in 1764.
- Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- Original resource extent: 1 map ; 32 x 48.5 centimeters.
- Original resource at: National Library of France.
- Content in French.
- Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Map Subjects
Canada
Forts And Fortifications
France In America
Louisbourg
Nova Scotia
Ports
Nicolas
1764
Map Tags
1764
Canada
Forts And Fortifications
France In America
Louisbourg
Map
Nicolas
Nova Scotia
Ports
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