European Naming Patterns On Cape Breton Island: The Early Period

• Main Author: Davey, William
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Western Libraries at Western University 1993
• Subjects: Breton Island; The Fortress; Newfoundland; Terre-Neuve
• Online Access: https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/oc/article/view/17342

Two main influences account for the Early European names given to geographical features and settlements on Cape Breton Island from the early 1500s to 1758. Much like Newfoundland, most of these names reflect “the view from the sea” (Story 1990). Explorers, mapmakers, those involved in fishing, and e...