Jacques Cartier and the exploration of Canada

Title
Jacques Cartier and the exploration of Canada

Personal Author EPSB
Daniel E. Harmon

Summary
Describes the life and travels of Jacques Cartier, the sixteenth century French navigator who made three voyages to what is today known as Canada, in search of a northwest passage to China.

Year Published
2001

Series
Explorers of new worlds

Physical Description
63 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.

Personal Subject
Cartier, Jacques, 1491-1557.

Subject
Explorers -- America -- Biography.
 
Explorers -- France -- Biography.

Geographic Term
Canada -- Discovery and exploration.
 
Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France)

Summary
Describes the life and travels of Jacques Cartier, the sixteenth century French navigator who made three voyages to what is today known as Canada, in search of a northwest passage to China.

ISBN
9780791059586
 
9780791061688

Publisher
Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, [2001]
 
©2001


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
George P. Nicholson971.01 CAR HARBook31004000014501Non-Fiction