Voyage to Newfoundland and Sallee [extract]

This extract (p. 109-161) from a larger work includes the portion dealing with the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and Saint Pierre only; Cassini did not land in Newfoundland and only provides descriptions of the coast and the waters around it, as well as of the banks. Cassini also describes the French...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cassini, Jean-Dominique, 1748-1845
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly] 1778
Subjects:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon > Description and travel > Early works to 1800
Newfoundland and Labrador > Description and travel > Early works to 1800
Grand Banks of Newfoundland
Fisheries > France > 18th Century
Fisheries > Saint Pierre and Miquelon > 18th Century
Fishery processing > Grand Banks of Newfoundland > 18th Century
Fishery processing > France > 18th Century
Newfoundland
Newfoundland studies
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/31597
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Summary:This extract (p. 109-161) from a larger work includes the portion dealing with the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and Saint Pierre only; Cassini did not land in Newfoundland and only provides descriptions of the coast and the waters around it, as well as of the banks. Cassini also describes the French fisheries, both on ship in the Grand Banks (p. 116-125) and on shore at Saint Pierre (p. 145-153).

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