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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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HISTORICAL

 

1734: France: Archives Nationales (Paris), Outre-Mer, Dépôt des Fortifications et des Colonies, IV - 82

  

 

  

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

- 1734-

  

 

  

- 1751 -

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

    

 

    

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

- 1758 -
Island Battery Firing
upon the  English Forces'
Lighthouse Battery

  

 

  

- 1758 Firing -
Detail

   

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

    
   

- Post 1758-
A view taken
from the
entrance of
Louisbourg
Harbour

    
MODERN ILLUSTRATION
 
   

Yvon LeBlanc's Illustrated Birdseye, View of the Island Battery, © Louisbourg Institute

    
   

- LeBlanc's Birdseye
View of the Island
Battery - Detail

   

RUINS

 

© Louisbourg Institute

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