Canadian Historic Sites: Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History No. 2

A "Rescue Excavation" at the Princess Half-bastion, Fortress of Louisbourg

by Bruce W. Fry

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Abstract

A "Rescue Excavation" at the Princess Half-bastion, Fortress of Louisbourg

Bibliography

Illustrations

1 Fortress of Louisbourg — map showing location of defensive works.

2 Copy of the British engineers' demolition plan, 1760.

3 The small-arms loop as first discovered.

4 The loop-hole fully exposed.

5 Isometric drawing showing the construction of the loop-hole.

6 Section through the seaward defences of the Princess Half-bastion.

7 Reconstruction of Staffordshire pot.