Pour une histoire de la pêche: le marché de la morue à Marseille au XVIIIe siècle
This paper attempts to trace the parameters of a social and economic history of the Newfoundland fisheries. It examines the relationship between the total catch off Newfoundland (French and English) and the consumption of cod in Marseilles, one of the main Mediterranean fish markets in the eighteent...
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ftjhssh:oai:hssh.journals.yorku.ca:article/38106 2023-05-15T17:20:53+02:00 Pour une histoire de la pêche: le marché de la morue à Marseille au XVIIIe siècle Turgeon, Laurier 1981-11-01 application/pdf https://hssh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/hssh/article/view/38106 eng eng Les Publications Histoire sociale - Social History Inc. https://hssh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/hssh/article/view/38106/34497 https://hssh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/hssh/article/view/38106 Histoire sociale / Social History; Vol. 14 No. 28 (1981) 1918-6576 0018-2257 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1981 ftjhssh 2022-11-27T13:44:02Z This paper attempts to trace the parameters of a social and economic history of the Newfoundland fisheries. It examines the relationship between the total catch off Newfoundland (French and English) and the consumption of cod in Marseilles, one of the main Mediterranean fish markets in the eighteenth century. Although market conditions and fishing techniques are not to be underestimated, the dynamics of fish stocks seem to be the determining factor in the production and consumption of cod in the early modern economy. The greatest increase in production occurred during the good fishing seasons of the 1730s when the demand for cod diminished at a time of a general rise in prices. As a result, fish merchants such as Baillon, a Saint-Malo outfitter, went into debt. Social and cultural traits of the fishermen are mentioned but not studied. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Histoire sociale/Social History (E-Journal) Malo ENVELOPE(7.500,7.500,62.689,62.689) |
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This paper attempts to trace the parameters of a social and economic history of the Newfoundland fisheries. It examines the relationship between the total catch off Newfoundland (French and English) and the consumption of cod in Marseilles, one of the main Mediterranean fish markets in the eighteenth century. Although market conditions and fishing techniques are not to be underestimated, the dynamics of fish stocks seem to be the determining factor in the production and consumption of cod in the early modern economy. The greatest increase in production occurred during the good fishing seasons of the 1730s when the demand for cod diminished at a time of a general rise in prices. As a result, fish merchants such as Baillon, a Saint-Malo outfitter, went into debt. Social and cultural traits of the fishermen are mentioned but not studied. |
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Turgeon, Laurier Pour une histoire de la pêche: le marché de la morue à Marseille au XVIIIe siècle |
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Pour une histoire de la pêche: le marché de la morue à Marseille au XVIIIe siècle |
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Pour une histoire de la pêche: le marché de la morue à Marseille au XVIIIe siècle |
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Pour une histoire de la pêche: le marché de la morue à Marseille au XVIIIe siècle |
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Pour une histoire de la pêche: le marché de la morue à Marseille au XVIIIe siècle |
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Pour une histoire de la pêche: le marché de la morue à Marseille au XVIIIe siècle |
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pour une histoire de la pêche: le marché de la morue à marseille au xviiie siècle |
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Les Publications Histoire sociale - Social History Inc. |
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1981 |
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https://hssh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/hssh/article/view/38106 |
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ENVELOPE(7.500,7.500,62.689,62.689) |
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Newfoundland |
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Newfoundland |
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Histoire sociale / Social History; Vol. 14 No. 28 (1981) 1918-6576 0018-2257 |
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https://hssh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/hssh/article/view/38106/34497 https://hssh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/hssh/article/view/38106 |
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