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Where the Land Meets the Sea: Shipwrecks of Nova Scotia

"The Tilbury Rocks"

Photograph of the Tilbury Rocks, St. Esprit, Cape Breton, showing a 7 1/2 ft. cannon (3 1/2 in. bore) from the wreck of HMS Tilbury. "The Off-shore Site of the Wreck of the Tilbury, 25 September 1757. ( A ship of Admiral Holburn's Line with 60 guns and 400 men.)"

Photographer: Andrew MacGillivray

Reference: Photo Nova Scotia Archives  Shipwrecks: Tilbury

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