"Of Consequence to the Service:" The Rationale behind Cartographic Surveys in Early Eighteenth-Century Newfoundland
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Abstract
This chapter examines two cartographic surveys carried out during the eighteenth century on the southern coast of Newfoundland, in order to determine their purpose. It seeks to prove that the rationale was not, as stated, for the benefit of trade and commerce, but instead a question of sovereignty and a response to the shift from French to British rule due to the Treaty of Utrecht. It places the sovereignty struggle into historical context, then explains how it affected activity on the Newfoundland fishery. It analyses the treaty and explores how French fishermen were reluctant to give up their lucrative fishing territory. It then analyses the surveys themselves, and concludes that these early surveyance efforts demonstrate the way British maritime merchants became involved in asserting British to serve their own commercial needs.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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