Hand-line dory cod fishing on the Grand Bank

Title

Hand-line dory cod fishing on the Grand Bank

Subject

Fishing as a major economic source for the Cape Cod area.

Description

Represents a romanticized view of fishing that masked the reality of the commercial/industrial fishing business in cape cod. This view helped attract people to the area after its decline of herring.

Creator

H.W. Elliott and Capt. J.W. Collins

Source

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Historic Fisheries Collection

Files

Cape Cod Whaling2.jpg

Reference

H.W. Elliott and Capt. J.W. Collins, Hand-line dory cod fishing on the Grand Bank

Cite As

H.W. Elliott and Capt. J.W. Collins, “Hand-line dory cod fishing on the Grand Bank,” Mapping History, accessed May 6, 2024, http://maps.omeka.bucknell.edu/items/show/516.