The Entrance of Louisbourg Harbour, on the Island of Cape Breton

by J. F W. Des Barres

$6,500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A large-scale view of the entrance to the harbour at Louisbourg, from one of the most important North American marine atlases. This very fine view is taken from the sea, with the harbour mouth in the foreground and, in the background, the spires and roofs of the town and fort of Louisbourg, the port of entry to Cape Breton county, Nova Scotia. As usual, Des Barres has added rowing boats and ships to give the viewer the correct sense of scale. Des Barres, of Swiss-Huguenot

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