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A map of Royal Island or Cape Breton / The Town and Harbour of Louisbourg on the Island of Cape Breton
Engraver
Jacques Nicolas Bellin
(1703-1772)
Artist
Thomas Kitchin
(1718-1784)
Inscriptionscartouche : A map of / Royal Island / or / Cape Breton / Drawn by N. Bellin / Engineer of the Marine.; b. g.: Drawn by I. Bellin Engineer; b. d.: T. Kitchin Sculp.; b. c.: The Town of Harbour of Louisbourg on the Island of Cape Breton / on the Coast of Nova Scotia, taken from French 17 June 1745 & restored at the Peace of Aix la Chapelle / Shewing the Batteries [...] b. c.: Printed for Thos. Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard and John Bowles, and Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill.
Date
1758
Medium / Technique
Ink on paper
Intaglio, hand-coloured
Intaglio, hand-coloured
DimensionsHeight: 34.2 cm (13 7/16 in.)
Width: 34.5 cm (13 9/16 in.)
ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Surveying & Navigational T&E - Navigational Equipment
Origin
London, Greater London, England, Europe
Object Number1979.235
DivisionArchives - Maps and Plans
CollectionStewart
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