07_An_Infinite_number_of_wood_pigeons_p_23-24.pdf

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title	An Infinite Number of "Wood Pigeons"
creator	Hogan, Geoff
subject	Island Magazine
subject	Prince Edward Island Museum
description	In July, 1534, Jacques Cartier journeyed along the north shore of Prince Edward Island recording his observations of the natural features of land and shore. He was obviously im- pressed, judging by his glowing reports. On several occasions he and his men went ashore "to see the trees which are wonderfully beautiful and very fragrant . . . cedars, yew-trees,* pines, white elms, ash trees, willows and others...." While on the Island, in the vicinity of Cape Orleans (Kildare), he also record- ed an abundance of birdlife, among which he noted "wood pigeons"; an "infinite number of wood pigeons," ac- cording to one translation.**
publisher	Prince Edward Island Museum
date	1984
type	Document
format	application/pdf
identifier	vre:islemag-batch2-211
source	16
language	en_US
rights	Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user.

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title	An Infinite Number of "Wood Pigeons"
creator	Hogan, Geoff
subject	Island Magazine
subject	Prince Edward Island Museum
description	In July, 1534, Jacques Cartier journeyed along the north shore of Prince Edward Island recording his observations of the natural features of land and shore. He was obviously im- pressed, judging by his glowing reports. On several occasions he and his men went ashore "to see the trees which are wonderfully beautiful and very fragrant . . . cedars, yew-trees,* pines, white elms, ash trees, willows and others...." While on the Island, in the vicinity of Cape Orleans (Kildare), he also record- ed an abundance of birdlife, among which he noted "wood pigeons"; an "infinite number of wood pigeons," ac- cording to one translation.**
publisher	Prince Edward Island Museum
date	1984
type	Document
format	application/pdf
identifier	vre:islemag-batch2-211
source	16
language	en_US
rights	Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user.