Matching Articles"18th Century" (Total 6)

  • The commercial spring seal hunt was one of Newfoundland and Labrador's most dangerous and demanding industries in the 19th century.
  • The first sealing vessels from St. John's sailed to the ice in 1793. Following their successful expedition, the sailing seal fishery expanded rapidly.
  • The bulk of seals taken annually in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and off the eastern coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador are Greenland seals, or harps.
  • Population of Plaisance--Exploration--Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web
  • Positive and negative influences of British, French, and American military bases on Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • About the population of Newfoundland during the 17th and 18th centuries.