Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix
Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix
1682-1761
French Jesuit historian and explorer best known for his travels and explorations in the American West. Charlevoix traveled from Quebec along the St. Lawrence River into central North America, then down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. From there, in spite of a shipwreck, he returned to France and published what was to become one of the first accounts of the American interior, and the best full description of that region until that time.
More From encyclopedia.com
Jacques Marquette , Marquette, Jacques
Marquette, Jacques
"Jolliet and Marquette Travel the Mississippi"
Reprinted in Eyewitness to America
Published in 1997
Edited by D… Jacques Cartier , Cartier, Jacques
Cartier, Jacques
Saint-Malo, France
September 1, 1557
Saint-Malo, France
French explorer
" . . . the said unknown sickness began to… Louis Jolliet , Louis Jolliet
Louis Jolliet (1645-1700) was a Canadian explorer, musician, hydrographer, fur trader, and teacher. The most famous exploit in the care… Samuel De Champlain , Champlain, Samuel de
Champlain, Samuel de
[Image not available for copyright reasons]
c. 1567
Brouage, France
French explorer
" . . . I went to Quebe… Mississippi (river Us) , MISSISSIPPI RIVER. One of the major rivers of North America, the Mississippi River has been a focal point in American history, commerce, agriculture,… Yazoo , Yazoo (yăz´ōō), river, 188 mi (303 km) long, formed in W central Miss. by the confluence of the Tallahatchie and Yalobusha rivers. Prevented by natur…
About this article
Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix