NEWFOUNDLAND FLEET/1891
The Newfoundland cod fleet leaves Saint-Malo in Brittany. Launched in the middle of the 16th century, cod fishing was at its peak in the 19th century. For nearly five centuries, French fishermen went every year to the banks of the island of Newfoundland off the coast of Canada
Picture No
10138921
Media ID
47365718
Size
5023px x 3525px
(6.9MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by F. de Haenen in the Graphic 17 October 1891 p452
Date
1891
