Fortress of Louisbourg
Raking view of the King's Bastion; A national historic site and the location of a partial reconstruction of an 18th century French fortress at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, a reminder of imperial battles for what would become Canada. The original fortress, constructed mainly between 1720 and 1740, w...
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ftmitdome:oai:dome.mit.edu:1721.3/138033 2023-05-15T15:46:47+02:00 Fortress of Louisbourg Forteresse de Louisbourg Verville, Jean François du Vergery de Jean François du Verger de Verville (French architect, ca. 1680-1729) Site: Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Park (Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada) ca. 1720-1740 (creation); reconstructed 1960's (other) 1720-1740 stone; wood; brick image/jpeg http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/138033 unknown 230356 archrefid: 2252 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/138033 1A2-C-LB-FL-A28 © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only MIT architecture historical military or war France--Colonies--America Restoration and conservation Eighteenth century French Colonial image 1720 ftmitdome 2022-03-15T18:02:08Z Raking view of the King's Bastion; A national historic site and the location of a partial reconstruction of an 18th century French fortress at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, a reminder of imperial battles for what would become Canada. The original fortress, constructed mainly between 1720 and 1740, was one of the most extensive (and expensive) European fortifications constructed in North America. Fortress Louisbourg suffered key weaknesses, since its design was directed solely toward sea-based assaults (controlling the entrance to the Gulf of St Lawrence and the St Lawrence River), leaving the land-facing defenses relatively weak. Captured by British colonists in 1745, it was a major bargaining chip in the negotiations leading to the 1748 treaty ending the War of the Austrian Succession, and was returned to French control. It was captured again in 1758 by British forces in the Seven Years' War, after which it was systematically destroyed by British engineers. The fortress and town were partially reconstructed in the 1960s, using some of the original stonework and providing jobs for unemployed coal miners in the effort. The site is now operated by Parks Canada as a living history museum. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 5/12/2011) Still Image Breton Island MIT Libraries Dome Canada Breton Island ENVELOPE(141.383,141.383,-66.800,-66.800) Lawrence River ENVELOPE(-115.002,-115.002,58.384,58.384) The Fortress ENVELOPE(160.917,160.917,-77.300,-77.300) |
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Raking view of the King's Bastion; A national historic site and the location of a partial reconstruction of an 18th century French fortress at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, a reminder of imperial battles for what would become Canada. The original fortress, constructed mainly between 1720 and 1740, was one of the most extensive (and expensive) European fortifications constructed in North America. Fortress Louisbourg suffered key weaknesses, since its design was directed solely toward sea-based assaults (controlling the entrance to the Gulf of St Lawrence and the St Lawrence River), leaving the land-facing defenses relatively weak. Captured by British colonists in 1745, it was a major bargaining chip in the negotiations leading to the 1748 treaty ending the War of the Austrian Succession, and was returned to French control. It was captured again in 1758 by British forces in the Seven Years' War, after which it was systematically destroyed by British engineers. The fortress and town were partially reconstructed in the 1960s, using some of the original stonework and providing jobs for unemployed coal miners in the effort. The site is now operated by Parks Canada as a living history museum. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 5/12/2011) |
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Site: Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Park (Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada) ca. 1720-1740 (creation); reconstructed 1960's (other) |
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ENVELOPE(141.383,141.383,-66.800,-66.800) ENVELOPE(-115.002,-115.002,58.384,58.384) ENVELOPE(160.917,160.917,-77.300,-77.300) |
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Canada Breton Island Lawrence River The Fortress |
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Canada Breton Island Lawrence River The Fortress |
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