Samuel de Champlain: Founder of New France: A Brief History with Documents

by Samuel de Champlain, Gayle Brunelle (Editor)

Offering a thorough and balanced examination of the life and career of explorer, Samuel de Champlain , Samuel de Founder of New France asks you to consider how, through his explorations, his writings, and his remarkable maps, Champlain shaped our understanding of early North American history.

Genres: College

160 pages, Paperback

First published February 23, 2012

About the author

Samuel de Champlain (entre 1567 et 1574-1635 à Québec, Nouvelle-France) est un colonisateur, navigateur, cartographe, soldat, explorateur, géographe, ethnologue, diplomate, chroniqueur et auteur de récits de voyage français. Il a fait plus que 21 voyages à travers l'océan Atlantique et il a fondé diverses colonies coloniales, comprenant la ville de Québec (Canada) le 3 juillet 1608.

Samuel de Champlain (between 1567 and 1574-1635 in Québec, Nouvelle-France) was a French colonist, navigator, cartographer, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, chronicler and author of travel stories. He made between 21 and 29 trips across the Atlantic Ocean and he founded various colonial colonies, including the city of Quebec (Canada) on July 3, 1608.