Digital Louisbourg

Antique map of Cape Breton Island and surrounding areas, featuring geographic names and land formations.
  1. “Composite Map of the British Empire in America with the French and Spanish Settlements on Cape Breton 1733“
A historical map titled 'Plan de la Grande Grève de Louisbourg', depicting the layout and fortifications of Louisbourg, featuring topographical details, water bodies, and annotations.

2. “PLAN DE LA GRANDE GRAVE DE LOUISBOURG Avec le Principal trait des fortifications & les lignes des profils Marquées 1717″

“Plan of the Great Gravel (or Large Pebble Beach) of Louisbourg, showing the main outline of the fortifications and the marked profile lines, 1717.“

Map of the Port of the City of Luxembourg detailing coastal areas and city layout with markings and compass rose.

3. “PLAN du port, et de la ville, de Louisbourg Suivant le toisé general qui en a Eté fait pour Envoyer en cour, 1734“

“Plan of the port and town of Louisbourg according to the general survey/measurement that was made of it to be sent to court, 1734.“

A historical map depicting the town of Louisbourg from the harbor, featuring multiple sailing ships in the foreground and a detailed illustration of the shoreline and buildings.

4. “VEUE DE LA VILLE DE LOUISBOURG PRISE EN DE DANS DU PORT“

“VIEW OF THE CITY OF LOUISBOURG TAKEN FROM WITHIN THE HARBOR“

Map of the Port of Louisbourg on Isle Royale, depicting coastal features, harbor details, and navigational markers.
Historical map of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, showcasing the fortifications and layout of the town, detailed with labels and an explanation key.

5. “Plan of LOUISBOURG on the Island of CAPE BRETON in North America. Which was Surrend’red to the English on the 17 June 1745 after a Siege of 49 Days / Lieu Gen. Pepperill. Commander of the New England Forces & Commodore Peter Warren Esq. Commander of His Majesty’s Fleet there.”

An old map depicting military battery positions and specifications, including various batteries with details on the number and caliber of cannons, alongside a scale of fathoms.
  • 1. The Island Battery in which is 34 Embrasures; not above
  • 2. 28 Guns 24 and 42 Pounders(mounted)
  • 3. The Grand Battery of 36 Guns 42 Pounders.
  • 4. The Town N.E. Battery on which is 18 Guns on two faces, 24 Pound.
  • 5. A Circular Battery of 16 Guns 24 Pounders which overlooks all the works.
  • 6. Three Flanks on each 2 Guns 18 Pounders.A small Battery of 8 Guns 9 Pounders.
  • 7. The Citadel where the Governor lives.
A historical map of a fortified military installation depicting buildings, gun batteries, ditches, and various points of interest, with an explanation key detailing features like a lighthouse and barracks, colored in red and black.
  • 8. The light house
  • 9. A Battery of 6 Guns of 12 Guns.
  • 10. A Battery of
  • 11. A Double Ditch.
  • 12. The Barracks Bomb Proof.
  • 13. The commanding Officers House.
  • 14. A Tower with Guns.
  • 15 Two Draw bridges.
Historical document listing ships taken or destroyed in North America in 1758, detailing circumstances and locations.

6. Post-Battle Statistics from the British Empire

↓ Converted into an excel spreadsheet ↓

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Historical map depicting the layout and defenses of Louisbourg, featuring detailed annotations, a compass rose, and illustrations of surrounding areas and harbors.
Historical map of Louisbourg, showing the harbor and coastal features with detailed topography, annotations, and a compass rose.
Historical map of Louisbourg, showing detailed coastal features, the bay of Cabarus, and annotations in French.
Detailed historical map showing the plan of the Fauxbourg de la Porte Dauphine at Louisbourg, featuring the layout of the port and surrounding areas, with illustrations of buildings, pathways, and a cross-section view of structures.

7. PLAN DU FAUXBOURG – DE LA PORTE DAUPHINE A LOUISBOURG

Ou on à representé en Jaune, L’Estacade de pieux à faire pour retablir le chemin public et les graves que la mer à degradé par le coup devent arrivé le 12 janvier 1740. PROFIL en grand, des graves, du chemin, et de l’Estacadede pieux

PLAN OF THE SUBURB OF THE DAUPHINE GATE AT LOUISBOURG

where the pile stockade to be built to restore the public road is shown in yellow, along with the gravel shores damaged by the sea during the gale on January 12, 1740. LARGE-SCALE PROFILE of the gravel shores, the road, and the pile stockade.

A historical map of the area surrounding Louisbourg, featuring waterways and land divisions. The map includes labels in French and a legend identifying landowners and terrain details.

8. CARTE DES ENVIRONS DE LOUISBOURG, AVEC LA RIVIERE, PARTIE DU GRAND LAC ET LE CHEMIN DE MYRÉ (Mira); Ensemble les concessions des Terrains accordées a differens Particuliers

MAP OF THE ENVIRONS OF LOUISBOURG, WITH THE RIVER, PART OF THE GREAT LAKE AND THE MYRÉ (Mira) ROAD Together with the land concessions granted to various individuals

A historical map depicting the harbor and fortifications of Louisbourg, featuring detailed topographical elements like coastlines and islands, along with annotations and a legend explaining various features.
Historical map of Louisbourg, showing the city layout, harbor, and surrounding areas with detailed topography and sailing routes.
  • 9. PLAN OF THE CITY OF LOUISBOURG ON ROYAL ISLAND [Île Royale / Cape Breton Island] with the heights surrounding it, their distances from one another as well as from the fortification, together with the enemy’s works of attack and the defenses on the part of the Besieged, surveyed and drawn on site by Mr. Lartigue _____ 1758
  • 10. SIEGE OF LOUISBOURG / MAP OF GABARUS BAYVIEW OF THE ATTACK ON THE ISLAND AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE HARBOUR OF LOUISBOURG BY Brigadier Wolfe
  • 11. VIEW OF THE BREACHES OF THE DAUPHIN HALF-BASTION AND THE KING’S BASTION in the state they were in when Louisbourg surrendered on July 26 1758
Map of the fortification project for Port Dauphin, featuring a detailed layout and annotations, including a scale of 200 toises.

12. “PLAN DU PROJET DE LA FORTIFICATION DU PORT DAUPHIN Relatif au Profil et Develôpement 1717″

“Project plan for the fortification of Port Dauphin, relating to the profile and development, 1717.”

Map showing historical sites and military locations in the area around Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, with markers indicating various points of interest.
Map displaying various historical sites and military locations in the area around Wolfe's Landing National Historic Site, with markers indicating points of interest.
Map showing coastal area with labeled points of interest and islands.
Map displaying various shipwreck locations in a coastal area, marked by blue icons with ship names and years.
Table listing the British fleet at Louisbourg in 1758, including ship names, number of guns, crew complements, captains, and departure dates from England.