Cartier Ascending the St. Lawrence, 1535
Illustration showing two ships on the Saint Lawrence river, called Cartier ascending the St. Lawrence. Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) was a French explorer who claimed Canada for France. He was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named The Country of Canadas, after the First Nations term for settlement
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10802080
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47601392
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1802px x 2700px
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©Photo Researchers / Mary Evans Picture Library
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