Basque toponymy on the Atlantic coast of Canada – 17th-18th c.
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https://doi.org/10.48075/odal.v4i1.31270Keywords:
Basques, Literary toponymy, Canada, whalers, routers, mapsAbstract
It is our intention to make a brief classification of the various place names of Basque origin, or referring to the Basques, found on the east coast of Canada, in what is considered to be the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Basque sailors, who were whale and seal hunters and cod fishermen in the 16th to 18th centuries, are at the origin of these place names, some of which have survived to the present day, in the same place where they were named. In order to locate and locate the place names of Basque origin, in addition to the current cartography, we have used old maps, especially from the 16th to 18th centuries, as well as maps or books of navigation directions, written by the people themselves. In the case of place names referring to the Basques, we have also used written sources from French authors of the time, the first colonizers of these territories. The colonizers encountered Basque ships that not only fished cod and hunted whales and seals, but also traded in furs, which were highly prized in Europe.
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