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Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a British Royal Navy officer best known for his 1791–1795 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of what are now the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and ...
The Vancouver Expedition (1791–1795) was a four-and-a-half-year voyage of exploration and diplomacy, commanded by Captain George Vancouver of the Royal Navy. The British expedition circumnavigated the globe and made contact with five continents. The expedition at various times included between two and four vessels, and up to 153 men, all but ...
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Mar 4, 2003 · George Vancouver was an important explorer of Puget Sound. He served for 25 years in the British Navy, and commanded the 1791-1792 British expedition to the North Pacific. In April 1792, George Vancouver entered the Strait of Juan de Fuca and commenced his exploration of Puget Sound. He named every island, mountain, waterway, and point of land ...
Cook's Officers And Crew And Contemporaries. George Vancouver (1757-1798) Part 1: Introduction and early career. George Vancouver statue outside the Customs House, King’s Lynn. George Vancouver was the greatest of James Cook’s protégés. In the 1790s he led a British naval expedition to the Pacific Ocean and the northwest coast of North ...
Jun 20, 2013 · Reference code AM923. Born June 22, 1757, Captain George Vancouver was a Royal Navy officer who served on several ships during his career, including the Resolution and the Discovery with Captain James Cook. Vancouver’s most famous voyage was the 1791-1795 expedition to explore the west coast of North America and to determine if the Northwest ...
Born in June 22, 1757, Captain George Vancouver was a Royal Navy officer who served on several ships during his career, including the Resolution and the Discovery with the famous explorer, Captain James Cook. Vancouver's most famous voyage was the 1791-1795 expedition to explore the west coast of North America and to determine if the Northwest ...
George Vancouver (1757–1798) George Vancouver (1757-1798), naval officer and hydrographer, was born on 22 June 1757 at King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, the youngest of five children of John Jasper Vancouver (d.1773) and his wife Bridget (d.1768), daughter of William Berners whose forbears included Sir Richard Grenville.
