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An accurate description of Cape Breton, : with respect to its situation, soil, climate, ... Illustrated with an exact map of the island, and a plan of the city and port of Louisbourg, ... To which are added notes and observations by a gentleman, who resided there several years
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A map of Royal Island or Cape Breton ; The town and harbour of Louisbourg on the Island of Cape Breton / drawn by N. Bellin Engineer of the Marine
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Two maps on one sheet. Date taken from British Library. MS note: 10. Prime meridian: Paris. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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An accurate map of the islands of New Found Land, Cape Breton, &c.; with the adjacent province of Nova Scotia
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Describes division between British and French as a result of the Treaty of Utrecht. Kashnor dates as ca. 1755. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Ms note: 250 (on backing).
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Gulf of St. Lawrence Cape Breton Island Louisburg Harbour
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Manuscript map drawn by Charles Rivez, apparently copied from an earlier map. Drawn up for use in the French and Indian War. Locates Indian Town, with quarries, coal mine and the French shipyard. Shows the soundings of Spanish Bay and free deposits of coal and stone. Ink and wash, with outline in red.
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The Island of Cape Breton, with the Gut of Canso, and Chedabucto Bay. By Thomas Backhouse. 1798
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Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 595.
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