A history of the island of Newfoundland : containing a description of the island, the banks, the fisheries and trade of Newfoundland, and the coast of Labrador
Reverend Lewis Amadeus Anspach arrived in Newfoundland in 1799 as a magistrate and missionary, and promptly began collecting facts on Newfoundland's circumstances, interests, history, and laws. Anspach maintained a journal containing this information for the 13 years he was on the island, and i...
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Printed for the author and sold by T. and J. Allman and J.M. Richardson
1819
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/13483 |
| Summary: | Reverend Lewis Amadeus Anspach arrived in Newfoundland in 1799 as a magistrate and missionary, and promptly began collecting facts on Newfoundland's circumstances, interests, history, and laws. Anspach maintained a journal containing this information for the 13 years he was on the island, and in 1818 was persuaded to write this book as so little was known about the colony in the rest of the world. 1 Map (A chart of the Island of Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador with part of Greenland) removed from book and filed separately. |
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