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Joseph F.W. Des Barres, A view taken from the entrance of Louisbourg Harbour [Library and Archives of Canada-NMC 028432]

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_________1734: France: Archives Nationales (Paris), Outre-Mer, Dépôt des Fortifications et des Colonies, IV - 82____

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1745 - France: Bibliothèque Nationale (Paris), Cartes et Plans, Service Hydrographique de la Marine, 131-11-6

- 1745 -
Island Battery
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1746 - British Library, King's Maps, CXIX-94

- 1746 -
Island Battery 
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RECONSTRUCTION

© Louisbourg Institute

Will the Island Battery's 
Flag Ever Salute a Ship Again?
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Yvon LeBlanc's Illustrated Birdseye - View of the Island Battery, Royal Battery, and Lighthouse, © Fortress of Louisbourg / Forteresse de Louisbourg
Yvon LeBlanc's Illustrated Birdseye
View of the Island Battery, Royal Battery, and Lighthouse
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AERIALS AND
PANORAMIC VIEWS

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BATTERY
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ISLAND
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1758: France: Bibliothèque Nationale (Paris), Cartes et Plans, Service Hydrographique de la Marine, 131-10-7

ISLAND BATTERY
AND RELATED REPORTS

ARCHAEOLOGY

  • Ruins (Future)

CONSTRUCTION HISTORY

MILITARY

  • The Artillery History of the Island Battery (Future)

  • The Cannons in Detail (Future)

  • The Garrison History of the Island Battery (Future)

  • The Two Sieges (1745 and 1758) Compared (Future)

NAVAL

  • Sea Salutes and Attacks (Future)

SOURCES

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ISLAND BATTERY
POSSIBILITIES

  • Interpretative Possibilities (Future Link)

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OTHER BATTERIES
AT LOUISBOURG

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18TH-CENTURY ISLAND
BATTERIES WORLWIDE

Last Update / Dernière mise à jour: June 19, 2017 12:00

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RUINS

© Louisbourg Institute
Today's Island Battery  
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HISTORICAL

[1751]: France, Archives du Génie, 15-1-2

- 1751 -
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 Capt. Ince, A view of Louisburg in North America taken near the Lighthouse, © Fortress of Louisbourg / Forteresse de Louisbourg
Island Battery Firing

 

- 1758 -

 upon the  English Forces' Lighthouse Battery
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Detail from: Capt. Ince, A view of Louisburg in North America taken near the Lighthouse, © Fortress of Louisbourg / Forteresse de Louisbourg

- 1758 Firing -
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LeBlanc's Birdseye View of the Island Battery - Detail, © Fortress of Louisbourg / Forteresse de Louisbourg

- LeBlanc's Birdseye View of the Island Battery -
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