French exploration in the Age of Discovery

period of European global exploration from early 15th century to 17th century

area colonized by France in North America

part of France's colonial empire

French hydrographer, geographer and member of the philosophes (1703–1772)

colonization efforts of France in the 17th century in South America

series of 16th-century world maps made in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime

1578 book by Jean de Léry

French explorer and poet

15th-century French Normand navigator who was said to have discovered the New World

book by André de Thevet