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A Plan of the City and Fortress of Louisbourg: with a small Plan of the Harbour

A Plan of the City and Fortress of Louisbourg: with a small Plan of the Harbour Map
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Map engraved by Peter Pelham after drawing by Richard Gridley

45 cm x 56 cm

Boston: Sold by John Smibert, 1746


[ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]

This map shows the city and fortress of Louisbourg in Nova Scotia, Canada during the throes of King George's War. In 1745, William Pepperrell led a 49-day siege of the city with nearly 3,000 soldiers and 52 vessels. Peter Pelham engraved this map after a drawing by Richard Gridley, chief engineer during the siege.