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THE CHRONOLOGY OF HISTORICAL EVENTS
AT THE ISLAND BATTERY,  1713 - 1768:
TRANSCRIBED AND PRÉCISED DOCUMENTS 

BY

ERIC KRAUSE

KRAUSE HOUSE INFO-RESEARCH SOLUTIONS

December 31, 2005

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• *ND-4

Anonymous

N/A

England: Public Record Office (London), Adm. Lib., Volume 2, Number 53C

Battery Island

There are no illustrated features

• ND-14

Anonymous

A Plan of Louisbourg on the Island of Cape Breton No: America

England: Public Record Office (London) - Adm. Libr., Volume 1, Number 16

1. The Island Battery in which is 34 Embrasures but not above 28 Guns (* blank pounders) mounted

The Island Battery is illustrated with a long building to the rear

• *ND-64

Anonymous

a CHART of the South East Part of l'Isle Royal, or Cape Bretton taken from the best Surveys, and the Observations of the most able Pilots

United States: Wm. L. Clements Librarty, University of Michigan (Ann Arbour, Michigan) - Crown Coll., Series II, Volume 4

Island battery

• ND-95

Lewisburgh Harbour in the Island of Cape Britton

A Fort

A fanciful illustration of the Island Battery

• *ND-131

Anonymous

PLAN DU PORT DE LOUISBOURG

France: Archives du Génie (Paris) - 14-1-23

C Batterie de l'jsle de l'Entrée de 32 pieces de Canons de 24 ^£ ...

•  *ND-241

PLAN DU PORT DE LOUISBOURG ET DE SES ENVIRONS I'isle Royale dans le sud de la quelle ce trouve ce port fait avec l'Isle de terre neuve l'entrée du Golfe de St. Laurent en Canada

BATTERIE DE LISLE DE LENTREE ...

The Island Battery and its angled battery is illustrated without the epaulement. At least one building is illustrated.

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