COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images mediaCollectionId JCB~1~1 JCB Archive of Early American Images Collection true
Record
Accession number:
6368 accession_no 6368 Accession number false
Record number:
6368 record_number 6368 Record number false
JCB call number:
En762 I36v (copy 2) jcb_call_no En762 I36v (copy 2) JCB call number false
Image title:
A View of Louisburg in North America, taken near the Light House when that City was besieged in 1758. Vue de Louisburg, dans L'Amerique Septentrionale, prise du fanal durant le dernier Siege en 1758. image_title A View of Louisburg in North America, taken near the Light House when that City was besieged in 1758. Vue de Louisburg, dans L'Amerique Septentrionale, prise du fanal durant le dernier Siege en 1758. Image title false
Creator 1:
Captain Charles Ince creator1 Captain Charles Ince Creator 1 false
Creator 1 role:
Drawn on the Spot creator1_role Drawn on the Spot Creator 1 role false
Creator 2:
P. Canot creator2 P. Canot Creator 2 false
Creator 2 role:
Engraved by creator2_role Engraved by Creator 2 role false
Place image published:
[London] place_image_published [London] Place image published false
Image publisher:
Thos. Jefferys, at Charing Cross image_publisher Thos. Jefferys, at Charing Cross Image publisher false
Image date:
1762 Novr. 11 image_date 1762 Novr. 11 Image date false
Image function:
print image_function print Image function false
Technique:
engraving technique engraving Technique false
Image dimension height:
31.6 cm. image_dimensions_height 31.6 cm. Image dimension height false
Image dimension width:
49.8 cm. image_dimensions_width 49.8 cm. Image dimension width false
Page dimension height:
43 cm. page_dimensions_height 43 cm. Page dimension height false
Page dimension width:
54.5 cm. page_dimensions_width 54.5 cm. Page dimension width false
Materials medium:
ink materials_medium ink Materials medium false
Materials support:
paper materials_support paper Materials support false
Languages:
English, French languages English, French Languages false
Description:
View of the siege of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island. Built environment includes fortifications, dwellings, churches, ships, and lighthouse. In the foreground men carry bundles of wood and pull a cannon while others look through telescopes. Items in the image are numbered for identification at the bottom of the image. description View of the siege of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island. Built environment includes fortifications, dwellings, churches, ships, and lighthouse. In the foreground men carry bundles of wood and pull a cannon while others look through telescopes. Items in the image are numbered for identification at the bottom of the image. Description false
Source Title:
Scenographia Americana: or, A collection of views in North America and the West Indies ... from drawings taken on the spot ... source_title Scenographia Americana: or, A collection of views in North America and the West Indies ... from drawings taken on the spot ... Source Title false
Source place of publication:
London source_place_of_publication London Source place of publication false
Source publisher:
Printed by John Bowles ... source_publisher Printed by John Bowles ... Source publisher false
Source date:
1768 source_date 1768 Source date false
notes:
The fortress at Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island (called by the French, Isle Royale), a vital commercial center for the French in North America, was captured by a New England force in 1745. It was returned to the French by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748, only to be recaptured by the British in 1758 during the French and Indian War. Brig. James Wolf captured Light House Point for the British on June 19, 1758. The British destroyed the fortress two years later and with it the French foothold in North America. This image was included in Scenographia Americana, a collection of previously separately issued prints, published by John Bowles. This print is held separately. notes The fortress at Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island (called by the French, Isle Royale), a vital commercial center for the French in North America, was captured by a New England force in 1745. It was returned to the French by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748, only to be recaptured by the British in 1758 during the French and Indian War. Brig. James Wolf captured Light House Point for the British on June 19, 1758. The British destroyed the fortress two years later and with it the French foothold in North America. This image was included in Scenographia Americana, a collection of previously separately issued prints, published by John Bowles. This print is held separately. notes false
Time Period:
1751-1800 time_period 1751-1800 Time Period false
References:
Stokes, I.N.P. Iconography, I, p. 281 et seq.; Stokes, I.N.P. American Historical Prints, B-92 references_ Stokes, I.N.P. Iconography, I, p. 281 et seq.; Stokes, I.N.P. American Historical Prints, B-92 References false
References exhibitions:
Danforth, S. Encountering the New World, Item 134 references_exhibitions Danforth, S. Encountering the New World, Item 134 References exhibitions false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1910. provenance_or_donor Acquired in 1910. Provenance/Donor false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912 owner_and_copyright ©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912 Owner and copyright false
Commentary:
Add a comment commentary <a href="mailto:Susan_Danforth@brown.edu">Add a comment</a> Commentary false
geographic area:
North America geographic_areas North America geographic area false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities subject_groups Artifacts, industry, and human activities Subject Area false
Subject Area:
Geography, maps, city views and plans subject_groups Geography, maps, city views and plans Subject Area false
Subject headings:
Louisbourg (N.S.)--History--Seige, 1758 subject_heads Louisbourg (N.S.)--History--Seige, 1758 Subject headings false

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