This map shows the area of future Westmoreland
County when it was taken from the French in 1755 and included within
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia in 1759. Note the Petquecheck
(Petitcodiac) River inaccurately shown without its famous "Bend" where
Monckton Township was founded. Also note Fort Beauséjour
in the Isthmus of Chignecto between the Bay of Fundy and Green Bay
(Baie Verte). It was renamed Fort Cumberland after it was
captured by Lt. Col. Robert Monckton in June, 1755.[A segment from the David
Rumsey Map Collection]