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Answer to Census Inquiries Regarding Ferryland and Aquaforte in 1699

Extract from 'The Answer to the Enquiries from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Council of Trade and Plantations' by Andrew Leake, 1699.
Basque Whaling in Red Bay, Labrador

The Basque whalers of France and Spain enjoyed at least 50 years of prosperity off the Labrador coast hunting whales during the 16th century.
[Captain] John Wyborne; 7 December, 1676

Names of the English Inhabitants, with the Number of Boats and Men, and their Wives and Children at Ferryland and Caplin Bay, 1676
From 1816 to the Present

The fishery remained the mainstay of the St. Pierre and Miquelon economy during the 19th century.
The Placentia Economy, 1662-1713

A look at the the economy of Placentia, when it was a French colony in NL from 1662 to 1713.
Placentia Military Forts

During official occupation, the French built a series of fortified structures in favorable locations for the defence of the colony.
History of Plaisance

A history of the Newfoundland settlement, Placentia, from difficult beginnings in 1662 to the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713.
The Plaisance Garrison

There was not a single governor of Plaisance who did not complain about the lack of soldiers and the mediocrity of those he did have.
Population of Plaisance, 1671-1713

Population of Plaisance--Exploration--Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web
Seasonal Fishermen

Information on seasonal fisherman that came to Newfoundland to fish for the summer.
Captain Graydon; 20 September, 1701

An Account of the Fishery etc. at Ferryland, 1701

Matching Articles"Exploration" (Total 11)

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