Newfoundland in 1842: A Sequel to "The Canadas in 1841"H. Colburn, 1842 Bonnycastle wrote several books which described the provinces in which he served as an officer, and later commander, of the Royal Engineers. This particular work, which is comprised of two volumes, focuses on Newfoundland; Bonnycastle's aim was to demonstrate the importance of Newfoundland as a British colony, and to provide an unbiased view of Newfoundland, as previous literature generally portrayed her as inhospitable and desolate. Volume one contains the general, political, natural, and physical history of Newfoundland, including information on the animals, vegetation, agriculture, and geology of the province, as well as the climatology and meteorology of the island, while volume two contains the moral history of Newfoundland and information on the province's current political economy, modern geography, and topography. |
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Page 70 - With many reasons to prooue how worthy and beneficiall a Plantation may there be made, after a far better manner than now it is. Together with the Laying open of certaine Enormities and abuses committed by some that trade to that Countrey, and the ineanes laid downe for reformation thereof.
Page 47 - Ordinances, Instructions, and Advertisements of, and for the direction of the intended voyage for Cathay, compiled, made, and delivered by the right worshipful M. Sebastian Cabota, Esq. Governour of the Mysterie and Companie of the Merchants Adventurers for the discoverie of Regions, Dominions, Islands, and places unknowen, the 9th day of May, in the yere of our Lord God 1553...
Page 36 - First scene, because as I suppose it was that part whereof they had the first sight from sea. That Island which lieth out before the land, he called the Island of S. John upon this occasion, as I thinke, because it was discovered upon the day of John the Baptist.
Page 101 - History of the Government of the Island of Newfoundland. With an Appendix, containing the Acts of Parliament made respecting the Trade and Fishery. By John Reeves, Esq. Chief Justice of the Island,
Page 31 - East where spices growe, by a way that was never knowen before, by this fame and report there increased in my heart a great flame of desire to attempt some notable thing. And understanding by reason of the Sphere, that if I should...
Page 36 - It yeeldeth plenty of fish, and those very great as scales, and those which we commonly call salmons ; there are soles, also, above a yard in length, but especially there is great abundance of that kind of fish which the savages call baccalaos.
Page 36 - The same in English. •' In the year of our Lord 1497, John Cabot, a Venetian, and his sonne Sebastian (with an English fleet set out from Bristoll), discovered that land which no man before that time had attempted, on the 24th of June, about five of the clocke early in the morning. This land he called Prima vista, that is to say, first scene; because, as I suppose, it was that part whereof they had the first sight from sea.
Page 36 - Latin the following brief but clear and satisfactory account of the discovery :—"In the year of our Lord 1497, John Cabot, a Venetian, and his son Sebastian, discovered that country, which no one before his time had ventured to approach, on the 24th of June, about five o'clock in the morning.
Page 123 - Life of Captain Cook, cannot fail to be interesting B to every Newfoundlander ; and it is to be hoped that some means will be taken to...
Page 67 - subjects were desirous to plant in the southern and eastern parts of Newfoundland, whither the subjects of the realm have for upwards of fifty years been used annually, in no small numbers, to resort to fish," &c. The patentees, nearly fifty in number, were designated as "The treasurer and company of adventurers and planters of the citie of London and Bristol, for the colony and plantation of Newfoundland.