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Title: Plan of the South Fort at Halifax and the Fort of St. George's Island with three elevations. [cartographic material]
Alternative Title: Title from folder: Plan proposed for the fortification of the town [of Halifax] and George's Island.
Contributor: Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Date Created and/or Issued: 1752
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Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Maps
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Manuscript map showing southern limits of Halifax, with the South Battery, the fort and number of mounted guns. Georges Island is depicted in detail with a proposed plan of fortifications. The island was named after King George II shortly after Halifax was settled by the British in 1749 and has been known as "George's Island" and more currently "Georges Island".
Extent: 1 map : color ; 35 x 52 cm
Identifier: mssHM 15426
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/16170
Subject: Halifax (N.S.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Georges Island (Halifax, N.S.)--Maps
Fortification--Nova Scotia--Halifax--Maps
Nova Scotia--History--To 1763--Maps
Early works
Early maps. (lcgft)
Manuscripts (aat)
Source: Kashnor Collection of Early American Maps, 1670-1856
Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance: Purchased from Museum Book Store, Catalog No. 93, No. 322, 1924. CSmH

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