Title
A North West View of the Town of Louisbourg in the Island of Cape Breton / taken in April 1766 by Thomas Wright.
Creator
Wright, Thomas, approximately 1740-1812, artist, surveyor.
Publication details
[April 1766]
Physical details
1 drawing : pen and black ink ; sheet 35.8 x 60.7 cm
Description
The town of Louisbourg in the middle ground; the harbour on the left-hand side; a ship moored by the shore. Inscribed with title, date and artist in black ink below image. The view is numbered inscribed with a key in black ink below the title: 1. The Citadel; 2. The Barracks ; 3. The Block house; 4. The Intendants house; 5. Port Frederick; 6. The Hospital; 7. The Nunnery; 8. The Light house; 9. The Island Battery; 10. Green Island. Bears indistinct collector's mark in red chalk in the lower left-hand corner.
Place
Louisbourg (N.S.)
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.119.95.d.