Annual Report of Pierre Fortin, Esquire, Commanding the Expedition for the Protection of the Fisheries in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, During the Season of 1858.
by Fortin, Pierre
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- Condition
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Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
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Toronto: Government of Canada., 1859. Book. Very Good. No Binding. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Government report (22 Victoria, Appendix No. 20, A. 1859), 44 pages. "Printed by Order of the Legislative Assembly." Printed by John Lovell, Toronto. Fortin's survey of the Gulf includes his observations on disputes between fishermen, descriptions of sea fowl, and of the various types of fishing (cod, salmon, etc.) and boats he encountered ("On the 4th I visited the pretty village of Cape Cove; the inhabitants are largely engaged in the cod fishery, and in the exportation of the dried fish to foreign countries." Disbound, paper pristine, no marks or chips, tightly sewn..
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- Alexander Books (ABAC/ILAB) (CA)
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- Title
- Annual Report of Pierre Fortin, Esquire, Commanding the Expedition for the Protection of the Fisheries in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, During the Season of 1858.
- Author
- Fortin, Pierre
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Government of Canada.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1859
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Fisheries; Canadian History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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