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Louisbourg in 1745: the anonymous Lettre d'un habitant de Louisbourg (Cape Breton) containing a narrative by an eye-witness of the siege in 1745
Louisbourg in 1745: the anonymous Lettre d'un habitant de Louisbourg (Cape Breton) containing a narrative by an eye-witness of the siege in 1745
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Louisbourg in 1745: the anonymous Lettre d'un habitant de Louisbourg (Cape Breton) containing a narrative by an eye-witness of the siege in 1745

Date1897
Alternate Title
  • Letter of an inhabitant of Louisbourg, containing a history exact and circumstantial of the taking of Cape Breton by the English. Insanire quid est?
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Louisbourg in 1745 : the anonymous Lettre d'un habitant de Louisbourg (Cape Breton) containing a narrative by an eye-witness of the siege in 1745.
Text in English and French. Contains reproduction of original t.-p.
Signed: B.L.N.
French text reprinted from a ms. copy of the original edition.
A reprint and translation of the only unofficial French narrative, the Lettre d'un habitant de Louisbourg, that is known of the famous siege by New England militia troops in 1745. The original was printed in that year, shortly after the siege ended and copies of this edition are now rare. The legend is "A Québec, chez Guillaume le Sincère à l'image de la vérité", but the small volume, in realtiy, was surreptitiously published in France. cf. Review of historical publications relating to Canada. v. 2. 1898
TPL,198
Country:Canada
Historical location:Louisbourg (N.S.)
Province or state:Nova Scotia
Medium
DimensionsCover size: 25 cm x 17 cm (9 13/16 in. x 6 11/16 in.)
Extent
  • 74 pages
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131055379408D
Dewey Number971.018 L594