Matching Articles"16th Century" (Total 11)

  • The 16th Century International Fishery
    More Europeans at the end of the 15th century were engaged in fishing than in any other occupation except farming.
  • Early Cartography of Newfoundland and Labrador
    Early Cartography of Newfoundland and Labrador--Exploration--Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web
  • From "Discovery" to the Treaty of Utrecht (1713)
    Information about the islands St. Pierre and Miquelon from their initial discovery by Joas Alvarez Fagundes, to the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713.
  • English and French Explorations
    Information about English and French exploration in the early 16th century.
  • European Migratory Fishery
    Newfoundland with its adjacent waters was originally viewed as a cod fishery, an important supplement to fisheries carried on in European waters.
  • Labrador Fishery
    A brief history of Labrador, including the importance of the fishery, permanent settlement, and relations with Quebec and with Newfoundland.
  • Later Exploration
    John Cabot may have discovered an ocean route from Europe to North America, but this information did little to clarify the geography of eastern Canada.
  • Navigation Methods
    Navigators in the 1500s had few tools to work with: the magnetic compass, the log, the lead line, the quadrant, and dead reckoning.
  • The Portuguese Explorers
    The Portuguese pioneered the European exploration of the Atlantic Ocean. Some historians believe that Portuguese mariners reached Newfoundland before Cabot.
  • Richard Hakluyt; 1597
    Extract from 'The voyage of Master Charles Leigh...,' by Richard Hakluyt, dated 1597, and dealing with cod, fisheries, ships, and boats.
  • Sebastian Cabot
    One of John Cabot's sons, Sebastian, is bound up with his father's story, and the story of the European exploration of North America.

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