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Fishing: people smoking herrings and sardines; pots and nets for trapping them. Etching, ca.1762, by R. Benard after L.J. Goussier.

Fisher-folk and their methods of working close to the shore. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.

Fishing: structures designed to trap fish brought in by the tides. Etching, c.1762, by R. Benard after L.J. Goussier.

Three interlinked scenes of a fisherman with his nets, Cupid pointing an arrow at a young couple who are contemplating marriage and a physician. Etching.

Fisher-folk and their equipment. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.

Fisher-folk and their methods of catching oysters. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.

A Japanese fisherman on a lake shore pulling in his nets. Watercolour, c.1860.

Fishing: net-makers' equipment and tools. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.

Fishing: seine-fishing for shad, with two dragnets . Etching, ca.1762, by R. Benard after L.J. Goussier.

Fishermen hauling in a net close to the shore, ships stand off-shore in the background. Engraving.

Fishermen with a drag-net, burning kelp on the beach, and hooks and other equipment. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.

Fisher-folk and their methods of work. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.

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Fisher-folk and their methods of working close to the shore. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.

Fishermen with a drag-net, burning kelp on the beach, and hooks and other equipment. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.

Fishermen hauling in a net close to the shore, ships stand off-shore in the background. Engraving.

Fishing: structures designed to trap fish brought in by the tides. Etching, c.1762, by R. Benard after L.J. Goussier.

Fisher-folk and their methods of work. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.