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Aug 2, 2023 · (1491-1557) Who Was Jacques Cartier? French navigator Jacques Cartier was sent by King Francis I to the New World in search of riches and a new route to Asia in 1534. His exploration of the...
Aug 29, 2013 · Published Online August 29, 2013. Last Edited July 9, 2020. Jacques Cartier, navigator (born between 7 June and 23 December 1491 in Saint-Malo, France; died 1 September 1557 in Saint-Malo, France). From 1534 to 1542, Cartier led three maritime expeditions to the interior of the Gulf of the St. Lawrence River.
Birth/Death: December 31, 1491 - September 1, 1557. Nationality: French. Birthplace: France. Portrait of Jacques Cartier, French explorer who named Canada. The Mariners' Museum E133.C3 A4. Introduction. Jacques Cartier is best remembered for his exploration of parts of Canada. We even credit him with giving the country its name.
Jul 21, 2019 · Jacques Cartier (December 31, 1491–September 1, 1557) was a French navigator sent by French King Francis I to the New World to find gold and diamonds and a new route to Asia. Cartier explored what became known as Newfoundland, the Magdalen Islands, Prince Edward Island, and the Gaspé Peninsula, and was the first explorer to map the St ...
Jacques Cartier (December 31, 1491 – September 1, 1557) was a French navigator who first explored and described the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named Canada, while attempting to sail from Europe to Asia via a new route under the commission of French King Francis I.
Jacques Cartier (b. 1491–d. 1557), a sea captain from Saint-Malo on France’s northern coast, was one of the first French sailors to explore the Atlantic world and to chart the geography of northeastern North America.
Jacques Cartier, (born 1491, Saint-Malo, Brittany, France—died Sept. 1, 1557, near Saint-Malo), French sailor and explorer. He was commissioned by Francis I to explore North America in the hope of discovering gold, spices, and a passage to Asia.
