A survey of the city and fortress of Louisbourg, the harbour, and their environs, from Fresh Water Cove in Gabarouse Bay to about a mile to the eastward of the Light house Point; shewing ... : The encampments of the several regiments during the time the place was besieged, with the redouts, batterys and approaches of the siege, as also the roads ... / survey'd by Wm: Bontein engineer extraordinary.

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Title: A survey of the city and fortress of Louisbourg, the harbour, and their environs, from Fresh Water Cove in Gabarouse Bay to about a mile to the eastward of the Light house Point; shewing ... : The encampments of the several regiments during the time the place was besieged, with the redouts, batterys and approaches of the siege, as also the roads ... / survey'd by Wm: Bontein engineer extraordinary.
Creator: Bontein, William.
Notes: Digitization note: Due to its large size, this item was scanned in sections, stitched together, and edited.; Finished, colored, topographical map showing details of the fortress and the camps and siege works of the British.; Three tables of reference identify military units and events of the 1758 siege.; Survey made in aftermath of British capture of the fortress.; Signed below scale: Copy Rich: Coombs.; Surveyed under the direction of: Colo: Bastide chief engineer.
Names and Subjects: Manuscript maps.; Maps shelf.; Germain Maps.; Brun Guide.; Louisbourg (N.S.)--Maps.; Nova Scotia--Maps.; Louisbourg (N.S.)--History--Siege, 1758--Maps.; United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Maps.; Coombs, Richard.; Bastide, John Henry,--approximately 1700-1770.
Genre: Manuscript maps.; Maps.
ID: 8200
Barcode: B1938056
Physical Description: 1 ms. map : col. ; 52 x 119 cm
Map Data: Scale 1:9,600.
Sponsor: Digitized through a gift from Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2019-07-18 19:51:44

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Image Size: 20506 x 8632
File Size: 11 MB
Record: 8200
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Full citation: "A survey of the city and fortress of Louisbourg, the harbour, and their environs, from Fresh Water Cove in Gabarouse Bay to about a mile to the eastward of the Light house Point; shewing ... : The encampments of the several regiments during the time the place was besieged, with the redouts, batterys and approaches of the siege, as also the roads ... / survey'd by Wm: Bontein engineer extraordinary.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-8200/wcl008266. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. July 09, 2025.

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