
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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