[From titles of plates] [Map 1] [Fragment of plan of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada] -- [Map 2] Plan of the harbour of Louisbourg [dated 1758] -- [Map 3] Plan of Fort Frederick on the river St. John's in the Bay of Fundy [dated 1758] -- [Map 4] Plan of the action on the heights of Abraham near Quebec. Septr. 13, 1759 -- [Map 5] Plan of Quebec and heights of Abraham [dated 1760] -- [Map 6] Plan of the action on the heights of Abraham 28th. of April 1760-- [Map 7] Pidgeon island in the bay of Fort Royal Martinico [dated 1762] -- [Map 8] Disposition for the attack of the French redoubts. January 24th. 1762 -- [Map 9] Plan of Fort Royal in the island of Martinico 1762 -- [View 1] View of Fort Royal in Martinico from the esplanade 1762 -- [View 2] View of the Mora castle from the beach on the west side beyond the Punta [i.e. Morro Castle, the fort at Santiago de Cuba, dated 1762] -- [View 3] View of the Punta Fort from the beach on the west side 1762 -- [Map 10] Plan of the Fort of Pensacola in West Florida 1764 -- [Map 11] Part of the coast of West F[lorida] [with soundings, dated June 1765] -- [Map 12] On the coast of West Florida [with soundings] -- [Map 13] Bay of Mobille [Alabama] at the entrance into the river [with soundings] -- [Ill. 1] A small fish, common about the West India islands, many of them no larger than the figure -- [Ill. 2] A sea fish call'd old wife, by some call'd drummer, for it frequently, by putting it's [sic] nose against a rock, or post in the water, will make a noise like the roling [sic] on a drum at a distance. The figure is the exact dimension of the fish, taken at Pensacola -- [Ill. 3] Head of a turkey buzzard, or carrion crow, a fowl common in the West Indies. The body &ca. resembles very much a large brown turkey -- [Maps 14a, 14b, 15a, 15b, 16a, and 16b] [Plans numbered 1-6 depicting part of the works out of which the French were driven by the English, under the command of Genl. Monckton, at Martinico, January 24th. 1762]

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Entries in journal dated August 1757 to December 1765

Written in a single hand; possibly compiled by Henry Fletcher, commanding officer of the 35th Regiment of Foot at that time or by one of the other approximately six officers who served with the regiment at that time, among which was Colin Campbell

Journal comprising a narrative of the campaigns and feats of arms of the 35th Regiment (Royal Sussex); concentrates on the time period throughout the Seven Years' War; includes an account of the capitulation of the British forces at Fort William Henry in 1757, the siege and capture of Louisbourg in 1758, the French siege of Québec in 1760 and Montreal in 1761, skirmishes at Fort Ticonderoga, Saratoga, and Albany in 1761, a voyage to Martinique via Barbados in 1762, the siege and capture of Havana in 1762, a voyage to Saint Augustine Florida, Charleston, South Carolina, and Port Royal, Jamaica in 1763, and a voyage to Pensacola, Florida and a description of Mobile, Alabama [then part of West Florida], and other parts of West Florida, in 1765, and finally back again to England by way of Havana in 1765. Also includes a copy of a letter from General Webb to Colonel Munro dated August 4, 1757, and two anecdotes from 1759 and 1760 regarding Anglo-French battles fought outside Québec

Illustrations are generally hand colored, in watercolor and pen, and all are signed "W.B." or "W.B. engineer". They include maps, five of which are folded, plans, views and illustrations of fish and birds [see contents note for titles]

Each illustration, map or plan appears only on the recto of the sheet, except for [Plans numbered 1-6 depicting part of the works out of which the French were driven by the English, under the command of Genl. Monckton, at Martinico, January 24th. 1762], the final three plates in the work, which are illustrated on recto and verso

John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: first portion of journal wanting; first extant page is dated: 1757 August. First extant leaf is a half leaf which is torn and damaged and repaired; this leaf has facsimile reproduction inserted in to prevent damage to the recto of the first leaf. Also possibly wanting a portion of the journal at the end. Some maps and leaves are torn and waterstained with some loss of text. Some maps and plans have been repaired. Right hand fold of [Map 11] "Part of the coast of West F[lorida]" is wanting. Folded [Map 5] "Plan of Quebec and heights of Abraham" [dated 1760], originally housed in the journal has been unfolded and removed; this map is wanting part of the right side of the sheet and both lower corners and has been repaired with acid free paper

John Carter Brown Library copy has sheets bound into a notebook consisting mainly of single quarter sheets which were sewn before writing

John Carter Brown Library copy has remnants of paper spine and is interleaved with 51 leaves of grey blue paper

John Carter Brown Library copy contains notes, correspondance and a transcription of the journal in the JCB bibliographical file

John Carter Brown Library copy housed in a cloth covered slipcase measuring 23 cm. in height

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