Matching Articles"Exploration" (Total 180)

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  • The Grates Cove Tradition
    A large rock bearing inscriptions which some claim to be carved by Cabot himself is closely linked to the tradition of thinking that Cabot landed at Grates Cove in 1497.
  • Henry Cary and South Falkland
    Sir Henry Cary became Viscount Falkland in 1620 after William Vaughan sold him the narrow strip of land south of Aquaforte.
  • Journal Provides Glimpse of Dangers at Sea
    The life of Lieut. Howard Douglas and his account of the wreck of the British ship Phillis off the southwest coast of Newfoundland in October 1795.
  • Drawn by the Lure of Labrador
    The story of the tragic 1903 Hubbard Expedition into the Labrador interior, and an overview of the career of Dillon Wallace.
  • Immigration
    The unprecedented prosperity of the early 19th century contributed to an extraordinary increase in immigration to Newfoundland
  • Indigenous Relations with Europeans 1600-1900
    The nature of Newfoundland and Labrador's economy limited direct interaction between Indigenous groups and Europeans for much of the 17th and 18th centuries.
  • James Cook
    A brief biography on explorer James Cook, who created charts of the Newfoundland coastline during the 18th century.
  • John Cabot
    A biography of the explorer, John Cabot.
  • The John Day Letter
    John Day was an English merchant in the Spanish trade. He wrote this letter in Spain between 1497 and January 1498 to the Lord Grand Admiral.
  • The Karluk Disaster
    In 1913, the Karluk departed Canada for the western Arctic. The ship sank amid unpredictable Arctic flows, leaving the crew stranded on the ice.
  • William Keen Witnessed the Capture of St. John's
    An outline of the efforts of William Keen to establish a judicial system in Newfoundland in the early 18th century.
  • Sir David Kirke and the Newfoundland Plantation
    About Sir David Kirke and how he appropriated the Ferryland plantation after George Calvert allegedly abandoned the location.
  • Labrador Fishery
    A brief history of Labrador, including the importance of the fishery, permanent settlement, and relations with Quebec and with Newfoundland.
  • Labrador
    A history of Labrador from the French period of occupation to 1763.
  • Moravian Voyages
    European knowledge of the northern Labrador coast was significantly improved after 1763 by a series of voyages carried out by Moravian missionaries.
  • 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.
  • English Translation: Inquiry into the Labrador Boundary
    An English Translation of the Original French Narrative from Documents of the Enquiry into the Labrador Boundary by the British Privy Council.
  • The Matthew
    The Matthew was the ship in which John Cabot sailed from Bristol to North America in 1497.
  • Mechanical Cleaning and Artifact Identification
    Upon excavation, objects are brought to the laboratory for mechanical cleaning. Stable ceramics, glass, wood, pipe fragments, roof slates and iron are first sorted by material.
  • Prosperity and the End of the Migratory Fishery, 1803-1815
    The fishing trends which developed after 1793 became even more pronounced after 1803, when the Napoleonic wars began.

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