The Belgian Presence in Canada
Flemings from Antwerp have been interested in the northern regions of North America since the Middle Ages when they participated in trade with the Viking colonies in Greenland and Vinland [Newfoundland]. They later became involved in the lucrative walrus hunts and the chartering and insuring of vess...
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ftopenedition:oai:books.openedition.org:uop/1424 2023-05-15T16:27:42+02:00 The Belgian Presence in Canada Jaenen, Cornelius J. 2017-09-27 http://books.openedition.org/uop/1424 en eng Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press http://books.openedition.org/uop/1424 info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart chapter 2017 ftopenedition 2017-10-01T00:04:31Z Flemings from Antwerp have been interested in the northern regions of North America since the Middle Ages when they participated in trade with the Viking colonies in Greenland and Vinland [Newfoundland]. They later became involved in the lucrative walrus hunts and the chartering and insuring of vessels bound for the Newfoundland cod fisheries in the 15th century. Cartographers associated with the University of Louvain, especially Gerard Mercator, played a key role in the transition to modern . Book Part Greenland Newfoundland walrus* OpenEdition Canada Greenland |
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Flemings from Antwerp have been interested in the northern regions of North America since the Middle Ages when they participated in trade with the Viking colonies in Greenland and Vinland [Newfoundland]. They later became involved in the lucrative walrus hunts and the chartering and insuring of vessels bound for the Newfoundland cod fisheries in the 15th century. Cartographers associated with the University of Louvain, especially Gerard Mercator, played a key role in the transition to modern . |
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Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press |
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