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          Jacques Cartier

          French maritime explorer of North America (–)

          This article is about the French explorer.

          Jacques Cartier's voyages of , , and constitute the first record of European impressions of the St Lawrence region of northeastern North American.

        1. Jacques Cartier's voyages of , , and constitute the first record of European impressions of the St Lawrence region of northeastern North American.
        2. Jacques Cartier was a French-Breton maritime explorer for France.
        3. The book explores Cartier's life, his early years, his voyages, and his interactions with the indigenous people of Canada.
        4. This fascinating book follows French explorer Jacques Cartier to the New World where he claimed the new territory called Canada for France.
        5. Jacques Cartier, French mariner whose explorations of Canada's coast and the St. Lawrence River laid the basis for French claims to North.

          6. For other uses, see Jacques Cartier (disambiguation).

          Jacques Cartier

          Portrait by Théophile Hamel, c.&#; No contemporary portraits of Cartier are known.

          Born31 December

          Saint-Malo, Duchy of Brittany

          Died1 September () (aged&#;65)

          Saint-Malo, France

          NationalityFrench
          Occupation(s)Navigator and explorer
          Known&#;forFirst European to travel inland in North America.

          Claimed what is now known as Canada for the Kingdom of France.

          Spouse

          Mary Catherine des Granches

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          Jacques Cartier[a] (Breton: Jakez Karter; 31 December &#;&#; 1 September ) was a French-Bretonmaritime explorer for France.

          Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map[3] the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canadas"[citat