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The Cod Rush
The European Fishermen, 1497-1763
 
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The Cod Rush: The European Fishermen, 1497-1763



Food and Consumer Goods


Butter pot - 
Fortress of Louisbourg, Parks Canada

Butter pot, 18th century
Stoneware
Normandy, France
Photo: Steven Darby
(Archaeological collection of the Fortress of Louisbourg, Parks Canada, 4L55E3.11)


Amphora for olive oil - 
Fortress of Louisbourg, Parks Canada

Amphora for olive oil, 18th century
Earthenware
Mediterranean Europe
Photo: Steven Darby
(Archaeological collection of the Fortress of Louisbourg, Parks Canada, 47L24B7.3)


Porringer - 
Fortress of Louisbourg, Parks Canada

Porringer, 18th century
Yellow-glazed earthenware
France
Photo: Steven Darby
(Archaeological collection of the Fortress of Louisbourg, Parks Canada, 2L30N59.1)


Mug - 
Fortress of Louisbourg, Parks Canada

Mug, 18th century
Green-glazed slip earthenware
Saintonge, France
Photo: Steven Darby
(Archaeological collection of the Fortress of Louisbourg, Parks Canada, 2L80X9.116)


Design


THE SHIPOWNER | THE CAPTAIN AND THE PILOT
THE SURGEON AND THE CHAPLAIN | THE FISHERMEN


 

 
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