Jacques Cartier Jacques Cartier was born in St. Malo (France) in 1491. Not much is known of his life before 1534, when he departed on his first voyage. He was looking for a passage through or around North America to East Asia, as some had done before him, and many would after him. He made the crossing of the Atlantic in only twenty days, and landed on an island near the coast of Newfoundland, by then already much frequented by Breton fishermen. He sailed north, and entered the Strait of Belle ...

Jacques Cartier, explorer For several years voyages for discovery from Europe to America ceased. Meanwhile, the brave Admiral de Brien (Chabot, Compte de Charni), who was a favorite at the French court, had urged his king to attempt making a settlement somewhere in New France, and so secure its possession for his crown. But it was not until ten years after Verazzani's voyage, that Francis yielded to the importunities of Chabot. Then a plan for making settlements in America was arrange ...

Jacques Cartier: Explorer of the St. Lawrence Introduction Cartier's first voyage, 1534 Cartier's second voyage, 1535-36 Cartier's third voyage, 1541 Selected bibliographyJacques Cartier was the first European to explore, chart and attempt colonization in the St. Lawrence area. Introduction Cartier was the first European to explore the St. Lawrence area. He made three voyages to the region. Jacques Cartier Jacques Cartier was a sea captain born in St. Malo, France in 1491. ...

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