Matching Articles"Exploration" (Total 126)

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Migratory Fishery - History - Colony of Avalon
    A brief overview of the history of the migratory fishery on the east coast of Newfoundland. Ferryland is highlighted as a port.
  • The Military Aspects of the Wars
    The Napoleonic wars did not cause much damage to Newfoundland. France was in no position to carry on warfare overseas because of the French Revolution.
  • Military Garrisons
    In 1870 an important chapter in the history of Newfoundland came to a close when the British government withdrew the military garrison at St. John's.
  • Mutinies
    The most alarming military danger between 1793 and 1815 came from the British forces stationed at Newfoundland who would mutiny over grievances.
  • 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.
  • New Findings on Cabot
    This article is about the Cabot Project, a project created in 2009 to untangle the mysteries of the claims of Alywn Ruddock about John Cabot.
  • Exploring the Newfoundland Interior: Geology and Communications
    James Howley's 1919 geological map of Newfoundland

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