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| Keywords: Rock near Krageröe (JW Edy plate 28).jpg Artwork Creator John William Edy en Rock near Krageröe No XVIII ROCK NEAR KRAGERÖE This rock is in the island which is seen immediately over the church in the view of Krageröe opposite the town Its front faces the sea in a recess much resorted to by seals and birds of prey Off this part of the coast the sea abounds with a great variety of excellent fish and especially a very superior kind of mackarel which takes its name from the Virgin's Isle During the season this fish was formerly not much to the honour of the Norwegians caught by Swedish fishermen who came in hundreds of boats and supplied the towns of Krageröe Riisoer Langesund Larvig and other places Still the fisheries of Norway previous to the war with England came next in succession to the mines and woods as a source of national wealth The fisheries on the ocean produced enormous quantities of cod-fish of various kind which was prepared in different ways for home consumption or exportation chiefly to the Catholic countries of Europe The liver of the cod was boiled into train-oil and the spawn salted down The latter was sent to France being used there as a bait for a fish called sardines Immense swarms of herrings coming from the northward and it would appear from the Frozen Ocean and being constantly pursued by whales seals and other fishes of prey were caught off the coasts of Norway Great quantities of this fish were pickled with Spanish salt and packed in tight barrels of fir for exportation At present the consumption of herrings as well as of cod-fish is limited to the home-market Fresh herrings are much used and when dried or smoked are sent off in large quantities to the upland and the mines A smaller kind of herring named anchovy is likewise caught in great abundance and readily disposed of Train-oil may be extracted from the head and entrails of the herrings by which process Sweden has already gained and Norway may obtain great advantages Of the fisheries in fresh water that of salmon is most important The largest and best salmon are caught in the river of Mandal as has already been stated The coasts of Norway abound in lobsters of which great quantities were prior to the war exported to England in Norwegian vessels or sold at home to the English who came to fetch them Oysters are found on the western coast of Norway According to Mr Thaarup the exportations of fish from Norway might be stated in the year 1790 as under Rix-dollars From Bergen value 958000 Christiansund 78000 Tronhiem 75000 Molde 22000 Stavanger 10000 Finmark 40000 South of Norway 20000 Sum total 1203000 Rix-dollars or at that time upwards of £220 000 That this amount may have been much larger and that it was greatly augmented in common with the proceeds of every other branch of Danish traffic can scarcely admit of a doubt but to what extent it is impossible to say Collapse bottom http //urn nb no/URN NBN no-nb_digibok_2011072910001 Boydell's picturesque scenery of Norway London 1820 Plate no 28 p 181 in scanned copy no-nb_digibok_2011072910001 PD-Art-100 John William Edy Boydell's picturesque scenery of Norway Kragerø in art | ||||
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