Interesting French document dating to c.1780 summarizing the French fishery in Newfoundland, Grand Banks and St Pierre and Miquelon. Number of ships, French ports of departure, # of crew, quantity of cod brought back, etc…
Liv. XVII No. 1
ÉTAT
De la pêche de Morue fait par les Français en 1773
Book 17 No.1
STATUS
Of Cod Fishing by the French in 1773
Coast of Newfoundland Fishing of dried Cod
French ports of departure / # of ships / tonnage / /# of crew / # of boats / quintals of cod / barrels of oil
(Saint-Malo / 43 / 6,779 / 3,293 / 596 / 80,730 quintals / 1,184 barrels)
Islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
French ports of departure / # of ships / tonnage / /# of crew / # of boats / quintals of cod / barrels of oil
Grand Bank of Newfoundland Fishing of green Cod
French ports of departure / # of ships / tonnage / /# of crew / # of boats / quintals of cod / barrels of oil
PRODUCT BY VALUE
Coast of Newfoundland …3,816,580
Islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon…805,490
Grand Bank of Newfoundland…1,421, 616
SUMMARY OF THE THREE FISHERIES
Folded in 8.
27 cm x 40 cm