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Born	1491 • Saint-Malo • France
Died	September 1, 1557 (aged 66) • near Saint-Malo • France

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Jacques Cartier

Map showing the routes of Jacques Cartier's first and second voyages to North America in the 1530s. Green arrows trace his 1534 journey, and red arrows trace his 1535-36 journey, both entering the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and traveling along the Saint Lawrence River past locations such as Anticosti Island, the Gaspe Peninsula, Stadacona (Quebec City), and Hochelaga (Montreal). Modern international and provincial boundaries are marked, and the map includes parts of present-day Canada and the northe

Map showing the transatlantic and global routes of major early voyages of discovery and exploration by Spain, Portugal, England, and France during the 15th and 16th centuries. The map traces the journeys of explorers such as Columbus, Cabot, Magellan, da Gama, and others, with labeled paths crossing the Atlantic and encircling Africa and South America, as well as lines of demarcation dividing Spanish and Portuguese exploration zones.

Jacques Cartier Relating the Story of His Discovery to Francis I at Fontainebleau

Map of Canada showing the exploration routes taken by various European explorers from the 16th to 19th centuries, marked with different colored and patterned lines. The routes trace paths along major rivers, lakes, the Arctic coast, and the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, illustrating efforts to find the Northwest Passage and expand fur trading. Key explorers and their paths are identified in a legend.

Jacques Cartier at Hochelaga (Montreal)

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