File:A View of Louisburg in North America, taken near the Light House when that City was besieged in 1758 (NAM).jpg

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Français : Vue de Louisburg, dans L'Amerique Septentrionale, prise du fanal durant le dernier Siege en 1758.
English: A View of Louisburg in North America, taken near the Light House when that City was besieged in 1758.

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.

Place image published:[London]
Image publisher:Thos. Jefferys, at Charing Cross
Image date:1762 Novr. 11
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Creator 1:Captain Charles Ince, Drawn on the Spot Creator 2:P. Canot, Engraved by

Pierre-Charles Canot  (1710–1777)  wikidata:Q15433971
 
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pseudonym: Canot, P.; Pierre Charles Canot; Peter Charles Cannot; Pierre Cannot; Peter Charles Canot; P.C. Canot
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Date of birth/death 1710 Edit this at Wikidata 1777 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death France London
Work period 1725 Edit this at Wikidata–1777 Edit this at Wikidata
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Great Britain (1740–1777) Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q15433971
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Camera location45° 54′ 25.53″ N, 59° 57′ 19.74″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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