Maps and Plans

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In the course of looking at Louisbourg streets a number of surveyors plans and other plans were reviewed. They are listed below for those of you who may find studying maps and plans a diverting pursuit. When looking at maps and plans it is important that you keep the purpose for their production in mind. There can be many errors in matters not related directly to the purpose of a survey or plan - incorrect street names, for example.

• Church, Ambrose F. "Topographical Township Map of Cape Breton County," Nova Scotia, 1864, pub. 1877. Beaton Institute, University College of Cape Breton, Sydney, N.S.
• Dixon, C. H. "Plan of Land, Wolf St. Louisburg, N. S. 8/7/50," traced in late October 1962 by Ralph Kendall from a very faded tracing tagged M338. Cape Breton County Registry Office, Sydney, N.S.
• Dominion Coal Company - "Detail of Centre of Louisburg", c. 1902, Beaton Institute, University College of Cape Breton, Sydney, N.S.
• Gisborne, N. 'Louisburg, New Town,' no date but circa 1875-1880. Louisbourg Library, Louisbourg, N.S.
• Hennigar, M. C. "Map of Louisburg showing Locations of New Street," Sydney, C.B. January 6, 1901. Cape Breton County Registry Office, Sydney, N.S.
• Hennigar, M. C. "Plan of Main St., Louisburg, C. B. Showing Street Lines also Existing buildings and Fences," Sydney, June 1901. Cape Breton County Registry Office, Sydney, N.S.
• Hennigar, M. C. "Plan of Harbor Street, Louisburg, N. S. Showing Present Travelled Way and Proposed new Street Lines," Sydney, September 1901. Cape Breton County Registry Office, Sydney, N.S.
• Hennigar, M.C. Plan of Sydney Road, Louisburg, N. S. Showing Travelled Way and New Street Lines," May 1902. Cape Breton County Registry Office, Sydney, N.S.
• Hennigar, M. C. "Plan of McAlpine St., Louisburg, C.B.," July 1902. Cape Breton County Registry Office, Sydney, N.S.
• Hennigar, M. C. "Louisburg, N. S. Plan of Main Street from Sydney Road to Town-Boundary," Sydney, N. S., March 1906. Cape Breton County Registry Office, Sydney, N.S.
• "Housing Area, Layout Plan," Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, National Parks Branch, Fortress of Louisbourg Restoration Project, Drawn by Alex Storm, 10 February 1962, Louisbourg Archives, RB#56 File 14.
• "Insurance Plan of the Town of Louisburg, N. S.," Underwriters' Survey Bureau Ltd., Toronto and Montreal, August 1952, 7 sheets. Beaton Institute, University College of Cape Breton, Sydney, N.S.
• Land Registration Information System (LRIS), Maps of Louisbourg, Unfortunately these maps are not dated or scaled. They were initially produced in the 1980's. Louisbourg District Planning & Development Commission office, Louisbourg, N.S.
• Leadman, H.L., R. E. Hanson and assistants. "Louisbourg Harbour," Nova Scotia, Canada, 1938. Edition 8, 20 February 1981, Canadian Hydrographic Service.
• "Louisburg," Underwriters' Survey Bureau Limited, Toronto and Montreal, July 1926, Revised to September 1944, 3 sheets. Public Archives of Nova Scotia, Halifax, N.S.
• "Louisburg Harbour," traced in July 1961 by Ralph Kendall, N. S. land surveyor from a very fragile tracing tagged M-51 and marked filed 17 April 1893, Jno. Gillis, no sale or title.
• Maritime Resource Management Service, Property Ownership Map, Town of Louisbourg no date - 1970's. Town of Louisbourg.
• Nova Scotia "Department of Highways and Public Works, Louisburg," Service reduction from N. S. Power Commission Plan of February 1942. 5 September 1946.
• Orlebar, J. Commander Royal Navy, "Louisburg Harbour 1857-58," Archives, Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site.
• Pope, John S., Nova Scotia Land Surveyor, "Plan showing lands to be expropriated by the Town of Louisbourg - extension of Milton Street to Lorway Street," 15 December 1969, filed May 28, 1971. Cape Breton County Registry Office, Sydney, N.S.
• Pope, John S. & Assoc.,Ltd., P. 0. Box 185, Sydney, N. S., "Plan Showing Survey of Whitney Street," 16 October 1985. Cape Breton County Registry Office, Sydney, N.S.
• Richards, G. E., Commander Royal Navy, "Louisburg Harbour, 1896," Archives, Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site.
• Storm, Alex "Visitor's Compass to Louisbourg," 1989. Street map of the town indicating businesses. Alex Storm, Louisbourg, N.S.
• "Town of Louisbourg," Department of Lands and Forests, Province of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia compiles from aerials flown October 1973, see especially 4P11-58NW, 4P11-48NE, 4P11-59SE, 4P11-48SW, 4P1148SE, 4P11-48SW.
• "Town of Louisburg," drawn by Spr. H. Greenberg, March 18,1943/5 Department of National Defence, Engineer Services. Copy in Louisbourg Heritage Society files.