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Samuel de Champlain (French: [samɥɛl də ʃɑ̃plɛ̃]; c. born 13 August 1567 – 25 December 1635) was a French explorer, navigator, cartographer, draftsman, soldier, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler.
Samuel de Champlain (born 1567?, Brouage, France—died December 25, 1635, Quebec, New France [now in Canada]) was a French explorer, acknowledged founder of the city of Quebec (1608), and consolidator of the French colonies in the New World.
Aug 2, 2023 · French explorer Samuel de Champlain began exploring North America in 1603, establishing the city of Quebec in the northern colony of New France, and mapping the Atlantic coast and the Great...
Aug 29, 2013 · Samuel de Champlain, cartographer, explorer, colonial administrator, author (born circa 1567 in Brouage, France; died 25 December 1635 in Quebec City). Known as the “Father of New France,” Samuel de Champlain played a major role in establishing New France from 1603 to 1635.
Samuel de Champlain. This depiction of Champlain is based on a painting by 19th century Canadian artist, Théophile Hame. Quick Facts. Significance: French Explorer and Navigator. Place of Birth: Brouage, France. Date of Birth: August 13, 1567. Place of Death: Quebec City, Canada. Date of Death: December 25, 1635.
Samuel de Champlain, (born 1567, Brouage, France—died Dec. 25, 1635, Quebec, New France), French explorer. He made several expeditions to North America before founding Quebec in 1608 with 32 colonists, most of whom did not survive the first winter.
Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer famous for his journeys in modern day Canada. During his travels, he mapped the Atlantic coast of Canada, parts of the St. Lawrence River, and parts of the Great Lakes. He is best known for establishing the first French settlement in the Canadian territory, and founding the city of Quebec.
Between 1599 and 1633, Samuel de Champlain crossed the Atlantic nearly thirty times and travelled thousands of kilometres on inland waterways. He created detailed maps based on his own observations of the geography and on information provided by First Peoples allies.
In 1604 the French navigator Samuel de Champlain, under Pierre du Gua, sieur de Monts, who had received a grant of the monopoly, led a group of settlers to Acadia. He chose as a site Dochet Island (Île Sainte-Croix) in the St. Croix River, on the present boundary between the United States and Canada.
Samuel de Champlain was a man of colossal scope — soldier, explorer, cartographer, writer and tireless promoter of the colony of New France. As part of the early wave of Europeans who encountered Canada's First Peoples, he charted coasts and waterways unknown in Europe.
