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Samuel de Champlain
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16/17th-century French explorer of North America
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Samuel de Champlain was a French author and explorer who lived from 1567 to 1635. He is recorded as having been born on August 13, 1567, or August 13, 1574, and died on December 25, 1635. His literary output includes 148 works, with notable titles such as *Voyages et descovvertvres faites en la Novvelle France, depuis l’année 1615. iusques à la fin de l’année 1618*, *Voyages and Explorations*, *Voyages of Samuel de Champlain, 1604-1618;*, *Narrative of a Voyage to the West Indies and Mexico*, and *Algonquians, Hurons and Iroquois*.
In addition to his written accounts, Champlain is referenced by 897 other encyclopedia articles. He is also associated with a character type in music databases and has a dedicated gallery and category on the Commons platform.
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- France
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Encyclopedic overview
Samuel de Champlain ( French: [samɥɛl də ʃɑ̃plɛ̃]; baptized 13 August 1574 – 25 December 1635) was a French explorer, navigator, cartographer, soldier, geographer, diplomat, and chronicler who founded Quebec City and established New France as a permanent French colony in North America.
Champlain made between 21 and 29 voyages across the Atlantic Ocean during his career, founding Quebec on 3 July 1608. As an accomplished cartographer, he created the first accurate maps of North America's eastern coastline and the Great Lakes region, combining direct observation with information provided by Indigenous peoples. His detailed maps and written accounts provided Europeans with their first comprehensive understanding of the geography and peoples of northeastern North America.
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