Sujet

Salmon-poaching on the Tweed: "Burning the Water", 1862. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Salmon-poaching on the Tweed: "Burning the Water", 1862. Illegal fishing in Scotland. Night poaching from boats, using leisters - a type of spear - was called "burning the water". Metal baskets on the boats were filled with fragments of tar barrel and rags steeped in pitch and were set alight, and the bright blaze attracted the fish to the surface of the water. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.

Date

1862

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A08_466

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

29,8Mo (2,9Mo) / 32,8cm x 22,8cm / 3879 x 2688 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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