But, was there a season without them?
That is what I am looking for.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1810-1819_Atlantic_hurricane_seasons
In a word, no, there were apparently hurricanes each year during the Dalton Minimum. Four different wiki pages cover 1790 to 1830.
My FRiend, I think it would be hard to tell. They didn’t keep records then like we do know. Still, the time frame of 1600’s through 1700’s saw a steady stream of Atlantic going sailing vessels, from the gold carrying Spanish Main to the Tobacco-laden Virginia haul and even the infamous slave trade from Africa. And of course, pirates in the Caribbean!
All tell tales of horrible storms that demolished whole fleets. History is full of them. I heard old Blue Beard holed up in the North Carolina Pamlico Sound, to both avoid the law and the storm surge. I’ve read of a terrible storm that just about wiped out 17th century French Mobile in Alabama.