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Photographer: Pierre Charles Canot, Engraver
Taken: 1768
Caption:
A view of Louisburg in North America, taken near the light house when that city was besieged… | Additional Description: Image courtesy of the Library of Congress. Full title of the image is:
A view of Louisburg in North America, taken near the light house when that city was besieged in 1758 Vue de Louisburg, dans l'Amerique Septentrionale, prise du fanal durant le dernier siege en 1758 / / drawn on the spot by Capt. Ince of the 35th Regt. ; engraved by P. Canot.Print shows view from the headlands above the lighthouse, with ships in the harbor, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, center, and distant view of the harbor.
Submitted: January 1, 2015.
Database Locator Identification Number: p297049
File Size: 0.157 Megabytes
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