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The French first came to the New World as travelers seeking a route to the Pacific Ocean and wealth. Major French exploration of North America began under the rule of Francis I, King of France. In 1524, Francis sent Italian-born Giovanni da Verrazzano to explore the region between Florida and Newfoundland for a route to the Pacific Ocean.
The following is a list of French people known as explorers. Before 1500. Jean de ... (North America) Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux (Indian Ocean, Pacific ...
Named originally in charts prepared by French explorer Jean-François de La Pérouse in 1786. La Chaussée means "causeway". [19] Mount La Pérouse (3231 m) and La Pérouse Glacier in the Fairweather Range of Alaska, both named after French explorer and naval captain Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse [19] Latouche Island ("the ...
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (/ l ə ˈ s æ l /; November 22, 1643 – March 19, 1687), was a 17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and the Mississippi River.
Pages in category "French explorers of North America" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Samuel de Champlain (French: [samɥɛl də ʃɑ̃plɛ̃]; 13 August 1574 [2] [Note 1] [Note 2] – 25 December 1635) was a French explorer, navigator, cartographer, draftsman, soldier, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler.
French North America was known as 'Nouvelle France' or New France. ... The explorer Colonel Parfait-Louis Monteil traveled from Senegal to Lake Chad in 1890–1892, ...
Jean Nicolet (Nicollet), Sieur de Belleborne (1598 – 29 October 1642) was a French coureur des bois noted for exploring Lake Michigan, Mackinac Island, Green Bay, and being the first European to set foot in what is now the U.S. state of Wisconsin.