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A plan of the city, and fortifications, of Louisburg : from a survey made by Richard Gridley, Lieut. Coll. of the Train of Artillery in 1745 ; a plan of the city and harbour of Louisburg, with the French batteries that defended it, and those of the English, shewing that part of Gabarus Bay, in which they landed, and the ground on which they encamped during the siege in 1758

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Creator	Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
Contributor	Gridley, Richard, approximately 1710-1796
Contributor	Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Date	[1768]
Publisher	Printed for Robt. Sayer at no. 63 in Fleet Street, & Thos. Jefferys, the corner of St. Martins Lane in the Strand
Scale	Scale [ca. 1:3,500]
Language	English
Location	Boston Public Library
Collection (local)	Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects	Fortification--Nova Scotia--Louisbourg--Maps--Early works to 1800 Louisbourg (N.S.)--Maps--Early works to 1800 Louisbourg (N.S.)--History--Siege, 1745--Maps--Early works to 1800 United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763
Places	Canada Louisbourg North and Central America Nova Scotia
Extent	2 maps on 1 sheet ; 38 x 62 cm.
Terms and License	No known copyright restrictions. No known restrictions on use.
Notes	Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Third state. Inset: A map of Gabarus Bay, adjoyning to Louisburg. Includes references, notes, and profile of a cross-section of the wall. Appears in Jefferys' General topography of North America and the West Indies. London: Printed for Robert Sayer, ... and Thomas Jefferys, 1768.