The great importance of Cape Breton
Subtitle: demonstrated and exemplified, by extracts from the best writers, French and English, who have treated of that Colony. The Whole containing, besides the most accurate Descriptions of the Place, a Series of the Arguments that induced the French Court to settle and fortify it ; the Plan laid down for making the Establishment, and the great Progress made in Execution of that Plan: With the Reasons that induced the People of New-England to subdue this formidable and dangerous Rival, and that should determine the British Nation never to part with it again, on any Consideration whatever. In this pamphlet is included all that Father Charlevoix says of this island in his celebrated History of New-France, lately published, in Three Volumes in Quarto, and Savary, in his Dictionary of Commerce, (a new Edition of which was not long since published, in French likewise, in Four Volumes Folio.) Also additional remarks by the compiler, with a map and plan from Charlevoix, and References giving a distinct Idea of the late Siege
Contributors: Savary des Brûlons, Jacques, 1657-1716
Publisher: Printed for John Brindley, Bookseller to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at the Feathers and General -Post-Office in new Bond-Street
Published: 1746
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
Subjects: Description and travel; History; Early works to 1800; Descriptions et voyages; Histoire; Ouvrages avant 1800; Travel
Notes: "Map of the island of Cape Breton" and "Plan of the city and port of Louisbourg" printed together on one folded plate.

Signatures: [A]⁴ B-K⁴.

"Price Eighteen -Pence."

"[From] Father Charlevoix's Histoire & Description Generale de la Nouvelle France ... I have taken every Thing that regards my Subject."--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references.

Sabin, 28448

ESTC, N18024

TPL, 6391