Carte topographique du port et de la ville de Louisbourg, assiegé par les Anglais pendant les mois de Juin, Juillet 1758
Colored manuscript map of the 1758 siege of Louisbourg showing ships, troop positions, camps and batteries. Includes references to points of interest, notes and description of the English fleet.
Metadata
Creator
Lartigue, Pierre-Jérome, 1729-1772
Date
[1758]
Name on Item
levé et dessiné par le Sr. Lartigue l'ainé de l'Isle Royalle.
Scale
Scale [ca. 1:11,500]
Language
French
Location
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local)
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects
Louisbourg (N.S.)--History--Siege, 1758--Maps--Early works to 1800
United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places
Canada
Louisbourg
North and Central America
Nova Scotia
Extent
1 manuscript map : hand col. ; 40 x 105 cm.
Terms and License
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
Notes
Oriented with north towards the upper right.
Relief shown by gradient tints. Depths shown by soundings.