Quidi Vidi

Quidi Vidi Harbour
A view of Quidi Vidi Harbour drawn by Henry Trapnel in 1801. The inscription on the reverse side reads: " Newfoundland, Quiddy Viddy Harbour (Cove) about two miles north of the St. John's Harbour with fish flakes and houses for curing and cutting open cod fish. These house are built upon upright poles or piles of fir [trees] and covered with spruce fir branches.

Courtesy of the Newfoundland Museum, St. John's.


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