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Portrait of Jacques Cartier

Jacques Cartier (31 December 1491 - 1 September 1557) was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now 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 Iroquois names for the two big settlements he saw at Stadacona (Quebec City) and at Hochelaga (Montreal Island).

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Portrait of Jacques Cartier

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Jacques Cartier (31 December 1491 - 1 September 1557) was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now 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 Iroquois names for the two big settlements he saw at Stadacona (Quebec City) and at Hochelaga (Montreal Island)

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Album / Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group

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3666 x 5022 px | 52.7 MB

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31.0 x 42.5 cm | 12.2 x 16.7 in (300 dpi)

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16 16TH XVI XVITH SIXTEENTH CENTURY • 16 CENTURY • 16TH CENTURY • 16TH • ART AND CRAFT • BEARD • CANADA • CARTIER, JACQUES • CARTOGRAPHER • DISCOVERER • DISCOVERY • EXPLORER • FRENCH CULTURE • GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE • HAND ON CHIN • HAND ON HIP • HAT • HATS • HAT • HEADGEAR • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORY • LOOKING AT CAMERA • MOUSTACHE • MUSTACHE • ONE MAN ONLY • ONE PERSON • PORTRAIT • POTRAIT • RESEARCHER (MALE) • RESEARCHER • SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER • SHORT HAIR • STANDING • STUDIO SHOT • THREE QUARTER FRONT VIEW • TOUCHING ONE'S CHIN • VERTICAL LINES • VERTICAL • WAIST UP • XVI CENTURY