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



 

The Shoremaster

The shoremaster oversaw the work done on the stage and the beach.

He also sent out fishermen to catch capelin with seines or other nets. The capelin was distributed to the fishermen who caught the cod, to be used as bait.

The shoremaster supervised the preparation, handling and drying of the fish. He had meals prepared, and maintained discipline and order in the seasonal or permanent station. The captain, pilot or fishing proprietor often performed this role.


A shoremaster - 
Collection: Nelson Cazeils

A shoremaster (detail), 18th century
Based on Traité général des pesches, by Duhamel du Monceau, in Encyclopédie, fisheries plates (Paris: Éditions Panckoucke, 1793)
(Collection of Nelson Cazeils,
Biarritz, France)



Design


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


 

 
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