Jacques Cartier

Jacques Cartier Impresses the Native Canadians with His Cannon

Jacques Cartier Impresses the Native Canadians with His Cannon

Jacques Cartier Erects a Cross Along the Saint Lawrence River, Claiming Quebec for France, c.1534

Jacques Cartier Erects a Cross Along the Saint Lawrence River, Claiming Quebec for France, c.1534

Jacques Cartier on the Summit of Mont Real, Now Montreal, Canada, c.1535

Jacques Cartier on the Summit of Mont Real, Now Montreal, Canada, c.1535

Great Explorers - Jacques Cartier

Great Explorers - Jacques Cartier

Cartier's Ships Leaving St. Malo, France, to Sail for North America, c.1530

Cartier's Ships Leaving St. Malo, France, to Sail for North America, c.1530

Title Page of Jacques Cartier's Book about His Discoveries in Canada, c.1580

Title Page of Jacques Cartier's Book about His Discoveries in Canada, c.1580

Jacques Cartier Aboard Ship Arriving on the Shore of Canada, c.1534

Jacques Cartier Aboard Ship Arriving on the Shore of Canada, c.1534

Jacques Cartier Embraced by Donnacona, a Native Canadian Huron Chief, Gaspee Peninsula, c.1535

Jacques Cartier Embraced by Donnacona, a Native Canadian Huron Chief, Gaspee Peninsula, c.1535

Huron Chief Donnacona Warns Cartier's Expedition Not to Sail Up the St. Lawrence River, c.1535

Huron Chief Donnacona Warns Cartier's Expedition Not to Sail Up the St. Lawrence River, c.1535
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