(FRENCH INDIAN WAR) Pierre Canot engraver; after Ince A Vie

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(FRENCH & INDIAN WAR.) Pierre Canot, engraver; after Ince. A View of Louisburg in North America . . . when that City was Besieged. Engraving, 16 1/2 x 22 inches; minimal foxing in lower margin, manuscript "8" in upper corner. London: John Bowles, et al., circa 1768

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Issued as part of the Scenographia Americana series, this view depicts the Siege of Louisbourg early in the French and Indian War in 1758, as seen by a British captain from his position looking across the harbor toward the town and French fortress. It is captioned in English and French, with a six-point key.