George Vancouver

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English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798)

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A drawing of Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo prepared by Captain George Vancouver depicts the grounds as they appeared in November, 1792. Source: Internet

A modern annotated edition (1984) by W. Kaye Lamb was renamed The Voyage of George Vancouver 1791–1795, and published in four volumes by the Hakluyt Society of London, England. Source: Internet

History "The Mission of St. Carlos near Monterrey" in 1792, from: "A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World" by Captain George Vancouver The mission in ruins circa 1883. Source: Internet

Baecklandt, David, "Was George Vancouver Flemish?", The Brussels Journal, 21 Feb. 2010. Source: Internet

George Vancouver was a crewman on this voyage. Source: Internet

He directly fostered several famous voyages, including that of George Vancouver to the northeastern Pacific ( Pacific Northwest ), and William Bligh 's voyages to transplant breadfruit from the South Pacific to the Caribbean islands. Source: Internet

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