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Captain George Vancouver. 1758-1798. English Navigator and Explorer. Captain George Vancouver commanded the British Royal Navy ship Discovery in 1791 on a four-year journey that surveyed and mapped the American Northwest coast. Vancouver also searched for the Northwest Passage, a navigable waterway rumored to flow from the West coast of America leading to the continent's Eastern seaboard.
George Vancouver. George Vancouver (* 22.Juni 1757 in King’s Lynn, Norfolk; † 10. Mai 1798 in Petersham bei Richmond upon Thames, Surrey) war ein Offizier der britischen Royal Navy und Entdecker.Bekannt wurde er für die Erforschung der Pazifikküste Nordamerikas von Kalifornien über Oregon, Washington und British Columbia bis nach Alaska.Er erkundete auch die Südwestküste Australiens ...
George Vancouver. In 1792, Great Britain became the first European nation to explore Puget Sound when an expedition under the command of Capt. George Vancouver entered from the Strait of Juan de Fuca and spent two months exploring the inland waters. Vancouver was only 34 years old in 1792, but he was a veteran explorer and familiar with the ...
George Vancouver, né le 22 juin 1757 à King's Lynn dans le comté de Norfolk et mort le 10 mai 1798 à Petersham ( Surrey ), est un navigateur britannique, officier de marine de la Royal Navy, qui est plus particulièrement renommé pour son exploration de la côte Pacifique le long de ce qui est aujourd'hui la province canadienne de la ...
Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a British officer of the Royal Navy, best known for his 1791–95 expedition which explored and mapped the northwest of North America, including the coasts of what are now Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. He also explored the Hawaiian Islands and the southwest coast of ...
Title: A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean: And Round the World, Volume 1 Volume 1 of A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World: In which the Coast of North-west America Has Been Carefully Examined and Accurately Surveyed, George Vancouver Volume 1 of A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World;: In which the Coast of North ...
Search for: 'George Vancouver' in Oxford Reference ». (1757–98),English navigator and explorer. He began his career in the Royal Navy as a midshipman when he served under Captain James Cook on his second and third voyages. He subsequently served in the West Indies, taking part in the victory of Lord Rodney (1719–92) over the French in the ...
