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

The Fishermen


The Green Fishery | The Dry Fishery | A Day in the Life of a Fisherman


 

The Green Fishery

Green-fishery vessels usually had a crew of 12 to 18 men, in addition to the officers. There were eight to twelve fishermen, a salter, two apprentices, and one or two boys.


Fishermen on a green-fishery vessel - 
National Library of Canada

Fishermen on a green-fishery vessel (detail), 18th century
The fishermen stand in barrels, and use studding sails or a tarred-canvas bulwark to protect themselves from the wind.
From Traité général des pesches, by Duhamel du Monceau, 1772
(National Library of Canada)


Bank fisherman - 
Canadian Museum of Civilization

Bank fisherman (detail), 18th century
From Traité général des pesches, by Duhamel du Monceau, 1772
(Canadian Museum of Civilization)



The Salter | The Apprentices and the Boys


Design


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


 

 
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