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Dories appeared in New England fishing towns sometime after the early 18th century. [36] They were small, shallow-draft boats, usually about five to seven metres (15 to 22 feet) long. Lightweight and versatile, with high sides, a flat bottom and sharp bows, they were easy and cheap to build. The Banks dories appeared in the 1830s.
The 18th-century French Consul in Egypt, De Pauw, blamed the abandonment of the embalming practices of the Ancient Egyptians and the unsuitability of modern burial practices for the Nile delta for the area becoming "a hotbed of the plague". [54] Some colonial commentary of this kind seemed informed by attitudes underpinning the ruling powers.
By mid-century the HBC ruled an inland empire that stretched from Hudson Bay to the Pacific. The Carlton Trail became a land route across the prairies. HBC land claims were transferred to Canada by the Rupert's Land Act 1868. From 1874 the North-West Mounted Police began to extend formal government into the area. The fur trade routes grew ...
The most popular type of domestic dwelling in Loyalist Upper Canada in the late 18th century was the log house or the wood frame house (or, less commonly, the stone house). When homes were heated, it was by a fireplace burning wood or a cast-iron wood stove, which was also used for cooking, and they were lit by candlelight or whale oil lamp.
Years of the 18th century in Canada (16 C, 101 P) Pages in category "18th century in Canada" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
The town welcomed many Belgian refugees from Ostend, many of whom had known the area through landing fish; [41] they bolstered the fishing fleet, depleted by war service, and later erected a memorial in gratitude. [46] The early 20th century saw a period of increased urbanization of the area. The land immediately back from Hamilton Terrace ...
Years of the 18th century in Lower Canada (6 C) N. Years of the 18th century in New Brunswick (7 C) Years of the 18th century in Nova Scotia (39 C) P.
In 1508, only 16 years after the first voyage of Christopher Columbus, Thomas Auber, who was likely part of a fishing trip near Newfoundland, brought back a few Amerindians to France. This indicates that in the early 16th century, French navigators ventured in the gulf of the St. Lawrence, along with the Basques and the Spaniards who did the ...