Conquest of Louisbourg by Admiral Boscawen, 1758

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Conquest of Louisbourg by Admiral Boscawen, 1758

Inscription on the map: "Eroberung der Stadt und Festung Louisbourg und Inseln Cap Breton nebst St. Jean unter dem Englischen Admiral Boscawen den 26 July 1758."

(Conquest of the city and fortress of Louisbourg and the Island of Cape Breton near Isle St. Jean (now P.E.I.), under the English Admiral Boscawen, on July 26, 1758.)

The various toponyms on this map:

Isle Royale
Cap St Laurent
I. St Paul
Cap de Nord
Baye d'Achepe - now Aspy Bay
Nicaniche - now Ingonish
Bay Nicaniche
Cap Fumé - now Cape Smokey
Port Dauphin
Ciboux
Ste Anne
I. de Verderone - now Boularderie Island
Labrador - now Bras d'Or Lake(s)
I. aux Herons
St Pierre - or St. Peter's

Note: The whole eastern portion of Cape Breton Island is called: "Cap Breton" (after a cape near Main-a-Dieu, on the east coast), while the western portion is called "Isle Royale".

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