Matching Articles"Exploration" (Total 152)

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  • 18th and 19th Century Exploration
    The European exploration of Newfoundland and Labrador continued through the 18th and 19th centuries, often with the assistance of Native peoples.
  • Amy Taylor; 24 August, 1652
    Deposition of Amy Taylor, taken at Ferryland on August 24, 1652, dealing with planters, government, fortifications, cod, fisheries, stages, boats, and taxes.
  • Amy Taylor; 29 August, 1652
    Examination on the Interrogatories of David Kirke, in Baltimore vs. Kirke, given by Amy Taylor on August 29, 1652, and dealing with planters and government.
  • Anne Love; 24 August, 1652
    Deposition of Anne Love, taken at Ferryland on August 24, 1652, dealing with planters, government, fortifications, cod, stages, and boats.
  • Anne Love; 31 August, 1652
    Examination on the Interrogatories of David Kirke, in Baltimore vs. Kirke, given by Anne Love on August 31, 1652, and dealing with planters and government.
  • 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.
  • Anthony Gay; 16 October, 1707
    Deposition of Anthony Gay, taken on October 16, 1707, dealing with the Pool
  • Archaeology of the Migratory Fishery at Ferryland
    Fishermen from Portugal, the Basque provinces of France and Spain, Northern France (perhaps Normandy) and West Country England are known to have frequented eastern Newfoundland during the first half of the 1600s, some as early as the first decade of the 16th century.
  • Archibald Cumings; 1 February, 1710
    The Memorial of Archibald Cumings in relation to the fortifying of Ferryland, dated February 1, 1710.
  • Defenses - History - Colony of Avalon
    The most obvious feature of the defensive works is a large ditch, some 6.1 metres (20 feet) wide and about 1.2 metres (4 feet) deep that seems to have bordered at least the entire eastern side of the colony.
  • Glossary: The Colony of Avalon
    A glossary of terms relating to the Colony of Avalon at Ferryland, NL
  • Waterfront - History - Colony of Avalon
    Between 1992 and 1995 a portion of the 17th-century waterfront was revealed.
  • 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.
  • Beothuk Archaeology at Ferryland
    Archaeologists, after finding artifacts in one of the lower layers of the site, suspected they may have been made by the Beothuk.
  • The Beothuk at Ferryland
    An article about the discovery during the 1995 archaeological field season showing evidence that Ferryland had been occupied by the Beothuk.
  • 17th and 18th Century Bottle Seals Excavated at Ferryland, NL
    The articles that follow is an attempt to identify the owners of 19 bottle-seal fragments from English glass wine bottles and to provide some insight into the practice of bottle-sealing.
  • Page 1 - Bottle Seals
    Page 1 showing nine bottle-seal fragments from 17th and 18th century English glass wine bottles unearthed at the Colony of Avalon.
  • Page 2 - Bottle Seals
    Page 2 showing eight bottle-seal fragments from 18th century English glass wine bottles unearthed at the Colony of Avalon.
  • References - Bottle seals
    References for 17th and 18th century bottle seals excavated at Ferryland, NL.
  • Sir George Calvert and the Colony of Avalon
    Information about Sir George Calvert and the establishment of the Colony of Avalon at Ferryland.

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