Drew, thank you for your interesting enquiry. Britain gained control of Newfoundland from the French, in accordance with the Treaty of Paris (1763). The entire North shore of the island was called the "French Shore" where French fishermen could continue to live and fish. So when Cook was asked to survey the coasts of Newfoundland, he omitted most of the North Shore, as it was not used by the British. So I was intrigued to see that the name had changed in the 23 years between the maps of 1752 and 1775. In fact I have a map of 1770 published by the Admiralty and based largely on Cook's survey, which also shows Clode Sound. But I cannot offer any explanation of why the name was changed, that remains to be discovered. The list of crew who helped Cook to survey Newfoundland with Cook is known. The crew did not include anybody called Clode.Good Luck in finding the answer to the mystery.
I asked the St John's Newfoundland public library if they had any clue as to why Clode Sound, NL, was so named. My surname will explain my curiosity!I heard back thus:I was unable to find anything to explain the origins of Clode Sound. However, there are clues on some of the older maps in our collection.1) James Cook's "A general chart of the island of NEWFOUNDLAND : with the rocks and soundings / drawn from surveys taken by order of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admirality by James Cook and Michael Lane, surveyors, and others" (1775). This chart lis the earliest one I have come across to label the body of water Clode Sound.2) Emmanual Bowen's "A new & accurate map of the islands of Newfoundland, Cape Breton, St. John and Anticosta : [cartographic material] together with the neighbouring countries of Nova Scotia, Canada, &c. drawn from the most approved modern maps and charts and regulated by Astronl. observatns" (1752). This chart has the Sound labelled "Kork Bay"3) Jacques Nicolas Bellin's 1764 chart "Carte Reduite du Grand Banc et d'une Partie de 'Isle de Terre Neuve" identifies it as B. de Korek.4) Antonio Zatta's 1778 map "e Isole di Terra Nuova e Capo Breton, di nuova projezione" labels the area Cork Baja.How Cork Bay became Clode Sound I have no idea. I will keep an eye out for additional information and email you if anything comes up.Are you aware of any history concerning Capt Cook and Clode Sound, or if anyone by that name ever sailed with him? The change from Kork Bay (or derivative) to Clode Sound does seem abrupt and mysterious!Best wishes,Drew Clode
Researching DesBarres J.F.W 'Harbour and bay of Gaspe, Canada 'dated London 1778 map from Atlantic Neptune atlas and fascinated to find out that Cook did in fact survey Gaspe harbour in Sept 1758, which I assume was used in the original Atlas publication. Are you able to confirm this fact?
Very helpful for my school project.
Brian, according to the ship's log the Grenville ran onto a rock after turning into the mouth of Long Harbour. It took a while to get the ship afloat, after which they moored in a small cove whilst the ship was checked. This cove is thought to be the present day Anderson's Cove. Extracts from the log of the Grenville can be found in John Robson's book (2009) "Captain Cook's War and Peace, 1755-1768."
Good-day,The Grenville ran aground July 21st 1765 not very far from my hometown in Newfoundland. Using depth chartsI have come to an educated guess as to the exact location. However, without the logbook entries I cannot tell exactly where or the circumstances surrounding the grounding and subsequent refloating. Any help would be greatly appreciated.Thank You.
Shannon, you can check out the Cook family tree on-line. Go to http://www.winthrop.dk/cooktree.html and see if you can trace the link that your grandma told you about. You can find out more about Captain Cook by looking through the pages on this website.
I would like to know more about James cook he is a relative on my grandmas side of my family which is awesome.
Very well presented. Need to consult map (google) with regard to place names. My first visit to your site.
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