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Consolidation of Knowledge in the Eastern Great Lakes 1634 to 1647
In the period from 1634 to 1650, exploration in what is now Canada was largely carried out by Jesuit ...
Abstract
In the period from 1634 to 1650, exploration in what is now Canada was largely carried out by Jesuit missionaries. Their findings consolidated European knowledge of the eastern Great Lakes. The map shows the routes of seven expeditions: Nicollet (1634), Bogaert (1634 to 1635), Brébeuf and Chaumonot (1640 to 1641), Jogues and Raymbaut (1641), Jogues and Couture (1642), Druillettes (1646) and De Quen (1647). The map also shows the extent of territory known to Europeans in the period 1497 to 1650; and the navigation of all exploration routes during the period of the penetration of the Eastern Great Lakes and Hudson Bay from 1600 to 1650. The historical names found on the map are derived from contemporaneous maps and written documents of the period.
Other Maps in this Series:
- Initial Probes 1497 to 1501 Map | Read about this map
- The Search for a Western Passage c1519 to 1527 Map | Read about this map
- Initial Penetration of the St. Lawrence Valley 1534 to 1583 Map | Read about this map
- The Search for a Northwest Passage 1576 to 1587 Map | Read about this map
- The Arctic Coast 1602 to 1606 Map | Read about this map
- The Atlantic Coast and Saint Lawrence River 1603 to 1607 Map | Read about this map
- The Atlantic Coast, Saint Lawrence River and Eastern Great Lakes 1609 to 1628 Map | Read about this map
- The Arctic Coast and Hudson Bay 1610 to 1632 Map | Read about this map
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