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TIMBER STAPLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-12-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Forestry Operations
- History (General)
- Finance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- timber staple 1, record 1, English, timber%20staple
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
While the Napoleonic blockade created this madden demand for colonial timber and encouraged the preferential duties which were a major boost for lumbering and ship building enterprises in British North America, it could be argued that the timber staple would have developed anyway. 1, record 1, English, - timber%20staple
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation forestière
- Histoire (Généralités)
- Finances
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bois d'œuvre en tant que produit principal d'exportation
1, record 1, French, bois%20d%27%26oelig%3Buvre%20en%20tant%20que%20produit%20principal%20d%27exportation
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon un historien spécialisé en foresterie (civilisation traditionnelle) à l'Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, le bois constituait l'une des trois principales ressources faisant l'objet de commerce au 19e siècle au Canada, les autres produits étant le blé et la fourrure. 1, record 1, French, - bois%20d%27%26oelig%3Buvre%20en%20tant%20que%20produit%20principal%20d%27exportation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Si vastes qu'elles soient, les riches forêts de l'Amérique du Nord britannique ont fort peu de valeur commerciale avant que le blocus des ports du continent, imposé par Napoléon, ne fasse monter les prix du bois. On assiste alors à la naissance d'un commerce transatlantique qui fait du bois le principal produit exporté de l'Amérique du Nord britannique au début du dix-neuvième siècle. 2, record 1, French, - bois%20d%27%26oelig%3Buvre%20en%20tant%20que%20produit%20principal%20d%27exportation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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