. Sport, travel and adventure in Newfoundland and the West Indies [microform]. Fisheries; Hunting; Pêche commerciale; Chasse. PLACENTIA. 83 Harbour, we continued our rounds, visiting St Lawrence, Placentia, and Burin. The two last- named places we had never been to before; both are of considerable size, and well worth a visit. There are 3500 inhabitants at Burin, with a magistrate, clergyman, and doctor. The har- bour is excellent, snug, and very picturesque. Placentia has about 1000 inhabitants ; it was formerly the French capital. There is also a magistrate, doctor, and Roman Catholic pries
. Sport, travel and adventure in Newfoundland and the West Indies [microform]. Fisheries; Hunting; Pêche commerciale; Chasse. PLACENTIA. 83 Harbour, we continued our rounds, visiting St Lawrence, Placentia, and Burin. The two last- named places we had never been to before; both are of considerable size, and well worth a visit. There are 3500 inhabitants at Burin, with a magistrate, clergyman, and doctor. The har- bour is excellent, snug, and very picturesque. Placentia has about 1000 inhabitants ; it was formerly the French capital. There is also a magistrate, doctor, and Roman Catholic priest. The anchorage is only a fair one, being open to the south-west; but the holding-ground is good. From Placentia we touched at Salmonier, St Mary's, and Trepassey, and arrived at St John's May 16th, about the usual time for ships to reach St John's from the West Indies, without this preliminary canter. After a short spell for rest and refreshment, [and having been joined by my colleagues, we â¢hspersed again on our several cruises, the Fan- Itome taking the southern route, whilst we went [up the east coast. Our first port of call was |Harhour Grace, and from thence to Heart's Con- tent,âpretty names both of them. The latter , ⢠. â I. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kennedy, W. R. (William Robert), Sir, 1838-1916. Edinburgh; London : W. Blackwood
Size: 896px × 2789px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookde, booksubjectfisheries, booksubjecthunting
