03 - French Explorer La Pérouse and the Shores of Cape Breton, 1757

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The Lost World of Cape Breton Island

J.M., J.R. Bourgeois

16 episodes

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The Lost World of Cape Breton Island Podcast is a Canadian history project that uncovers the forgotten stories of 18th-and 19th-century Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Explore Cape Breton’s history with the help of those who witnessed it firsthand. Listen to the mad ramblings of a Scottish exile as he describes what life was like in the Fortress of Louisbourg, follow the rising career of a French sailor destined to explore the world, and feel the despair as an aristocratic trailblazer struggles to eke out a living on Cape Breton's unforgiving shores.

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03 - French Explorer La Pérouse and the Shores of Cape Breton, 1757

The Lost World of Cape Breton Island

9 minutes 54 seconds

3 years ago

03 - French Explorer La Pérouse and the Shores of Cape Breton, 1757

Jean-François de La Pérouse was one of the most renowned mariners and explorers of the 18th century, but in 1788 he and his expedition disappeared without a trace, leaving behind a mystery that would take decades to unravel. La Pérouse visited Cape Breton Island several times during his early years at sea - this episode introduces La Pérouse and touches on his visit to the Fortress of Louisbourg in 1757. SHOW NOTES: MUSICAL CREDITS: -- Les Habitants - Le 31 du Mois d'AoûtPHOTO CREDITS:-- Lewis Parker, artist -- Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Gallica -- the Normal B Levanthal Map & Education CentreVIDEO CREDITS:-- Shipwreckcentral.comSOURCES: 1. J.S. McLennan. Louisbourg from it’s Foundation to its Fall, 1713 -1758. MacMillan, 1918. p.203 2. “Where Fate Beckons: The Life of Jean-François de La Pérouse”, John Dunmore 3. "Journal historique de ma Campagne à l'Île Royale sur le vaisseau 'Le Duc de Bourgogne'" - Louis-Auguste de Rossel, Bibliothèque et Archives Nationale de Quebec 4. Johnstone, J. Johnstone., Winchester, C. (187071). Memoirs of the Chevalier de Johnstone vol. II p. 199, Aberdeen: D. Wyllie & son5. The Forgotten Service: The French Navy of the Old Regime, 1650-1789Richard Byington, p.3