Manuscript Atlas of the French Cod Fisheries of Newfoundland
- The atlas, c. 1821, is a manuscript atlas of Newfoundland's French Shore, attributed to Clair-Desire Letourneur, showing the eastern coast fishing stations of the French Shore from Ha Ha Bay to La Scie; 43 manuscript charts numbered 15 to 57; red and black ink, heightened - with watercolours,...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:ead/660 2023-12-31T10:19:25+01:00 Manuscript Atlas of the French Cod Fisheries of Newfoundland Costello, Joanne 2016 Folio, 43 charts, 54 x 38 x 2 cm application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ead/id/660 fre fre Finding Aids of the Archives and Special Collections COLL-477 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ead/id/660 Archives and Special Collections Original held in Archives and Special Collections. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Text Finding Aid 2016 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z - The atlas, c. 1821, is a manuscript atlas of Newfoundland's French Shore, attributed to Clair-Desire Letourneur, showing the eastern coast fishing stations of the French Shore from Ha Ha Bay to La Scie; 43 manuscript charts numbered 15 to 57; red and black ink, heightened - with watercolours, also, two loose charts in the same hand. The charts show depth soundings, safe anchorages and - provide details regarding the sizes of vessels that may navigate the harbors, at times noting places in which - military vessels might safely pass. Each fishery is annotated with its production methods and capacity; the number of - fishing boats, the amount of fish dried on stone terraces (graves) and the amount dried on racks (flakes or rances). - - Text Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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- The atlas, c. 1821, is a manuscript atlas of Newfoundland's French Shore, attributed to Clair-Desire Letourneur, showing the eastern coast fishing stations of the French Shore from Ha Ha Bay to La Scie; 43 manuscript charts numbered 15 to 57; red and black ink, heightened - with watercolours, also, two loose charts in the same hand. The charts show depth soundings, safe anchorages and - provide details regarding the sizes of vessels that may navigate the harbors, at times noting places in which - military vessels might safely pass. Each fishery is annotated with its production methods and capacity; the number of - fishing boats, the amount of fish dried on stone terraces (graves) and the amount dried on racks (flakes or rances). - - |
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Manuscript Atlas of the French Cod Fisheries of Newfoundland |
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Manuscript Atlas of the French Cod Fisheries of Newfoundland |
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Manuscript Atlas of the French Cod Fisheries of Newfoundland |
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Manuscript Atlas of the French Cod Fisheries of Newfoundland |
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Manuscript Atlas of the French Cod Fisheries of Newfoundland |
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