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Jacques Cartier [a] (Breton: Jakez Karter; 31 December 1491 – 1 September 1557) was a French-Breton maritime 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" [citation needed] after the Iroquoian names for the two big settlements he saw at Stadacona ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...
While Jacques opened and managed the store in London, Pierre managed the store in New York City. Jacques took charge of the London operation of Cartier in 1909 and eventually moved to the current location at 175 New Bond Street. Meanwhile, Louis was the designer who created the Cartier style known today. [2] The brothers divided and conquered.
Louis-François Cartier founded Cartier in Paris in 1847 when he took over the workshop of his master, Adolphe Picard. [17] In 1874, Louis-François' son Alfred Cartier took over the company, but it was Alfred's sons Louis, Pierre, and Jacques who established the brand name worldwide.
The pieces, named Melis (after the Greek word for honey), were created in the Cartier High Jewelry workshop and are the result of more than 738 hours of work by the maison’s artisans. In keeping ...
Luxury jewelry maker Cartier isn’t known for giving stuff away, but in the case of one Mexican man, they pretty much did. ... Cartier apparently had made a mistake and listed gold-and-diamond ...
The arrival of Jacques Cartier in Hochelaga in 1535, at the foot of what is now known as Mount Royal, [2] was an episode especially consequential to the history of New France in his three exploration voyages to the West Indies.
Before the paparazzi and TMZ, we had to rely on celebrity postcards to get a glimpse into the private estates (and Christmas trees) of Hollywood’s finest.These vintage postcards from the 1920s ...