Collection: Smith Collection

Name: 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 & the Ground on which They Encamped during the Siege of 1745

Barcode: 1927

Image Number: 1927.0001

Creator: Hinton, John, -1781

Notes: This map is copy 1; Copy 2 is SM-1757-16. Colors differ.Map has 2 cartouches.

Alternative Title: A Plan of the City & Fortifications of Louisburg, from a Survey made by Richard Gridley, Lieut. Col. of the Train of Atillery in 1745. This important fortress was taken on June 17th 1745 after a Siege of 49 Days by Nine Regiments that were Raised & Equiped in 59 Days in New England and Commanded by Sr. Willm. Pepperill, Asisted 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.

Physical Description: 1 map: colored, illustrated

Date/Date Range Produced: 1757

Date/Date Range Published: 1757

Language: English

Region Depicted: Louisbourg, Nova Scotia

Dimensions: H 33.2 x W 38.8 cm

Printing Process: Engraving

Printing Technique: Copper

Material Type: Paper

LC Call Number: G3424.L6 H5 1757

OCLC: 138099973

Donor: Smith

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/1927.0001