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An illustration of a coastal town with a lighthouse in the foreground.
Old Fort Macleod (Fort Macleod, Alberta), ca 1876
An illustration of a coastal town with a lighthouse in the foreground.

Old Fort Macleod (Fort Macleod, Alberta), ca 1876

Date1762
Format
Notes
View keyed in the plate, 1-6; Inscribed in the plate, l.l.: A View of Louisburg in North America, taken near the Light House / when that City was beseiged in 1758.; l.r.: Vue de Louisburg, dans L'Amerique Septentrionale, prise du fanal / durant le dernier Siege en 1758.; l.c.: Drawn on the SPOT by Capt. Ince of the 35t. Regt. Engraved by P. Canot. / Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Novr. 11. 1762, by Thos. Jefferys, at Charing Cross.; l.l.. (key): 1. The City. 2. Gabarus Bay. 3. English Camp.; l.r. (key): 4. French Fleet. 5. Island Battery. 6. The Light House. Another impression, not coloured, Acc. X 76-60. Cf. deVolpi 8 (later state); Spendlove p. 12 (pl. 30); Stokes, Iconograhy vol. 1, p. 285, b. 2, as BM K 119-95c.
Dimensions321 x 506 (trimmed t. and sides); sheet (trimmed within plate-mark) 352 x 506 mm x mm
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberJRR 2433
Country:Canada
Historical location:Louisbourg (N.S.)
Province or state:Nova Scotia