Knowledge

George Vancouver

Source 📝

868: 941: 439: 1325: 33: 1630:"after the place of my nativity" and Point Couverden (which he spelt incorrectly) "after the seat of my ancestors". Vancouver's great grandfather, Reint Wolter van Couverden, was probably the first of the line to establish an English connection. While serving as a squire at one of the German courts he met Johanna (Jane) Lilingston, an English girl who was one of the ladies in waiting. They were married in 1699. Their son, Lucas Hendrik van Couverden, married Vancouver's grandmother, Sarah. In his later years he 1485: 1698: 144: 1112:
different tribes, in order to increase the demand for these destructive engines... They have been likewise eager to instruct the natives in the use of European arms of all descriptions; and have shewn by their own example, that they consider gain as the only object of pursuit; and whether this be acquired by fair and honourable means, or otherwise, so long as the advantage is secured, the manner how it is obtained seems to have been, with too many of them, but a very secondary consideration.
704: 990: 3011: 923:, attacked Vancouver in the press. Thomas Pitt took a more direct approach; on 29 August 1796 he sent Vancouver a letter heaping many insults on the head of his former captain, and challenging him to a duel. Vancouver gravely replied that he was unable "in a private capacity to answer for his public conduct in his official duty," and offered instead to submit to formal examination by 479:, on 1 April 1791, Vancouver commanded an expedition charged with exploring the Pacific region. In its first year the expedition travelled to Cape Town, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, and Hawaii (then known as the Sandwich Islands), collecting botanical samples and surveying coastlines along the way. He formally claimed at Possession Point, 1543:
Many people don't feel aboriginal people should be celebrating this occasion...I believe it has helped the world and that's part of who we are. That's the legacy of our people. We're generous to a fault. The legacy is strong and a good one, in the sense that without the first nations working with the
1111:
I am extremely concerned to be compelled to state here, that many of the traders from the civilised world have not only pursued a line of conduct, diametrically opposite to the true principles of justice in their commercial dealings, but have fomented discords, and stirred up contentions, between the
1116:
Robin Fisher notes that Vancouver's "relationships with aboriginal groups were generally peaceful; indeed, his detailed survey would not have been possible if they had been hostile." While there were hostile incidents at the end of Vancouver's last season – the most serious of which involved a clash
948:
Vancouver, at one time amongst Britain's greatest explorers and navigators, died in obscurity on 10 May 1798 at the age of 40, less than three years after completing his voyages and expeditions. No official cause of death was stated, as the medical records pertaining to Vancouver were destroyed; one
719:
While at Nootka Sound Vancouver acquired Robert Gray's chart of the lower Columbia River. Gray had entered the river during the summer before sailing to Nootka Sound for repairs. Vancouver realised the importance of verifying Gray's information and conducting a more thorough survey. In October 1792,
1102:
This we naturally conjectured contained the remains of some person of consequence, and it much excited the curiosity of some of our party; but as further examination could not possibly have served any useful purpose, and might have given umbrage and pain to the friends of the deceased, should it be
510:
and the present-day Washington state mainland, on 29 April 1792. His orders included a survey of every inlet and outlet on the west coast of the mainland, all the way north to Alaska. Most of this work was in small craft propelled by both sail and oar; manoeuvring larger sail-powered vessels in
1057:
How Vancouver could have missed these rivers while accurately charting hundreds of comparatively insignificant inlets, islands, and streams is hard to fathom. What is certain is that his failure to spot the Columbia had great implications for the future political development of the Pacific
1504:
issued a $ 1.55 postage stamp to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Vancouver's birth, on 22 June 2007. The stamp has an embossed image of Vancouver seen from behind as he gazes forward towards a mountainous coastline. This may be the first Canadian stamp not to show the subject's face.
819:
and fulfil his territorial mission, but the Spaniard was not there. The Spanish governor refused to let a foreign official into the interior. Vancouver noted that the region's "only defenses against foreign attack are a few poor cannons". He again spent the winter in the Sandwich Islands.
683:
After the summer surveying season ended, in August 1792, Vancouver went to Nootka, then the region's most important harbour, on contemporary Vancouver Island. Here he was to receive any British buildings and lands returned by the Spanish from claims by Francisco de Eliza for the
1612:
W. Kaye Lamb, in summarising Mansvelt's 1973 research, observes evidence of close family ties between the Vancouver family of Britain and the Van Coeverden family of the Netherlands as well as George Vancouver's own words from his diaries in referring to his Dutch ancestry:
1098:, and of his exploration of a small island on the Californian coast on which an important burial site was marked by a sepulchre of "peculiar character" lined with boards and fragments of military instruments lying near a square box covered with mats. Vancouver states: 1008:
did not exist at the latitudes that had long been suggested. His charts of the North American northwest coast were so extremely accurate that they served as the key reference for coastal navigation for generations. Robin Fisher, the academic vice-president of
931:
from interposing and giving Pitt blow after blow until onlookers restrained the attacker. Charges and counter-charges flew in the press, with the wealthy Camelford faction having the greater firepower until Vancouver, ailing from his long naval service, died.
411:(a new vessel named in honour of the ship on Cook's voyage) with the prospect of another round-the-world voyage, and Roberts selected Vancouver as his first lieutenant, but they both were then posted to other warships due to the crisis. Vancouver went with 692:, was very cordial and he and Vancouver exchanged the maps they had made, but no agreement was reached; they decided to await further instructions. At this time, they decided to name the large island on which Nootka was now proven to be located as 1017:
He put the northwest coast on the map...He drew up a map of the north-west coast that was accurate to the 9th degree, to the point it was still being used into the modern day as a navigational aid. That's unusual for a map from that early a
1617:
As the name Vancouver suggests, the Vancouvers were of Dutch origin. They were descended from the titled van Coeverden family, one of the oldest in the Netherlands. By the twelfth century, and for many years thereafter, their castle at
927:. Pitt chose instead to stalk Vancouver, ultimately assaulting him on a London street corner. The terms of their subsequent legal dispute required both parties to keep the peace, but nothing stopped Vancouver's civilian brother 1453:
is located on the beach in North Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, commemorating George Vancouver's contribution of coffee and root vegetables to the islands of Hawaii, inscribed by Pierre Elliot Trudeau 2 December
1090:
Vancouver generally established a rapport with both Indigenous peoples and European trappers. Historical records show Vancouver enjoyed good relations with native leaders both in Hawaii – with King
2447: 1854: 1358:
issued a pair of 14-cent stamps to mark the 200th anniversary of Captain Cook's arrival at Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island on 26 April 1978. George Vancouver was a crewman on this voyage.
1646:. The English and Dutch branches kept in touch, and in 1798 (the date of Vancouver's death) George Vancouver's brother Charles would marry a kinswoman, Louise Josephine van Couverden, of 1590:
In the 1970s, Adrien Mansvelt, a former consul-general of the Netherlands based in Vancouver, published a collation of information in both historical and genealogical journals and in the
1128:
Despite a long history of warfare between Britain and Spain, Vancouver maintained excellent relations with his Spanish counterparts and even fêted a Spanish sea captain aboard his ship
3031: 2233: 1094:
as well as the Pacific Northwest and California. Vancouver's journals exhibit a high degree of sensitivity to the indigenous populations he encountered. He wrote of meeting the
2950: 1046:
on 11 May 1792, after first sighting it on an earlier voyage in 1788. However, neither the Columbia River nor the Fraser River were included on any of Vancouver's charts.
3216: 1913: 1587:. However, it is not the exact name of the noble family mentioned in the history books that claim Vancouver's noble lineage: that name was Coeverden not Coevorden. 2703: 1772: 1082:
expedition preceding Vancouver by a year, had also missed the Fraser River although they knew from its muddy plume that there was a major river located nearby.
1685:
during his exploration of the North American Pacific coast, in honour of his family's hometown of Coevorden. It is located at the western point of entry to
2898: 1877:"Chart of the NW Coast of America and Part of the NE of Asia with the Track of his Majesty's Sloops 'Resolution' and 'Discovery' from May to October 1778" 344: 3221: 3077: 1634:
anglicized his name and spent most of his time in England. By the eighteenth century, the estates of the van Couverdens were mostly in the Province of
1457: 1569:
In the 16th century, a number of businessmen from the Coevorden area (and the rest of the Netherlands) moved to England. Some of them were known as
1553:
There has been some debate about the origins of the Vancouver name. It is now commonly accepted that the name Vancouver derives from the expression
1729:, was completed by his brother John and published in three volumes in the autumn of 1798. A second edition was published in 1801 in six volumes. 2444: 1842: 1246:, in British Columbia off the southwest coast of the mainland. North America's largest Pacific Island and location of the provincial capital at 916:, whom Vancouver had disciplined for numerous infractions and eventually sent home in disgrace, proceeded to harass him publicly and privately. 2100: 2130: 563: 3136: 2541: 1075: 2644: 3141: 1062:
While it is difficult to comprehend how Vancouver missed the Fraser River, much of this river's delta was subject to flooding and summer
1038:
near Prince Rupert in northern British Columbia. Vancouver did eventually learn of the Columbia River before he finished his survey—from
2863: 2175: 2050: 3191: 3126: 3038: 1043: 496: 2229: 3146: 1566:", a city in the northeast of the Netherlands. This city is apparently named after the "Coeverden" family of the 13th–15th century. 867: 3201: 3186: 3156: 2981: 540: 3131: 2281: 2947: 2583: 3166: 3095: 3072: 2979:
Coevorden: What connection does Vancouver have with Coevorden, an industrial town of about 20,000 in the northeast Netherlands?
1450: 1425: 1197: 994: 961: 447: 2974:
interactive Google map showing the path Vancouver followed during his 11-day survey of the southwest coast of British Columbia
1107:
Vancouver also displayed contempt in his journals towards unscrupulous western traders who provided guns to natives, writing:
827:, the northernmost point of his exploration, and from there followed the coast south. Boat parties charted the east coasts of 2684: 2607: 2044: 2020: 1346: 2417:
King, J. C. H. (1994). "Vancouver's Ethnography: A Preliminary Description of Five Inventories from the Voyage of 1791–95".
1971:
Peter Puget: Lieutenant on the Vancouver Expedition, fighting British naval officer, the man for whom Puget Sound was named
1125:
in southeast Alaska in 1794 – these were the exceptions to Vancouver's exploration of the US and Canadian Northwest coast.
816: 621: 3211: 1909: 2963: 2565:
Mansvelt, Adrien (1 September 1973) "Solving the Captain Vancouver mystery" and "The Original Vancouver in Old Holland",
2328: 597: 171: 783:
by only 48 days. He got to 56°30'N, having explored north from Point Menzies in Burke Channel to the northwest coast of
2700: 2286: 1825: 401: 1539:) attended the festivities and acknowledged that some of his people might disapprove of his presence, but also noted: 2086: 1978: 1800: 1626:, was an important fortress on the eastern frontier. George Vancouver was aware of this. In July 1794, he named the 3171: 2887: 1721:
The Admiralty instructed Vancouver to publish a narrative of his voyage which he started to write in early 1796 in
913: 1997: 940: 350:, initially on escort and patrol duty in the English Channel and North Sea. He accompanied the ship when it left 2941: 1512:
in Canada organised a celebration to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Vancouver's birth, in June 2007 at the
1233: 1023: 957: 784: 577: 397: 167: 2127:
Cultural Affiliation and Lineal Descent of Chumash Peoples in the Channel Islands and the Santa Monica Mountains
3151: 2745: 2721: 1421: 1223:, British Columbia, a major city on the mainland in southwestern British Columbia, the province's largest city 894:
Vancouver faced difficulties when he returned home to England. The accomplished and politically well-connected
780: 689: 641: 1886: 3062: 1489: 1362: 1270: 237: 233: 1103:
their custom to visit the repositories of their dead, I did not think it right that it should be disturbed.
3231: 3226: 3181: 3176: 3161: 2877: 1066:
which prevented the captain from spotting any of its great channels as he sailed the entire shoreline from
416: 1173: 2210: 965: 364:, which was at the time part of the British West Indies Fleet and assigned to patrolling the French-held 301: 2445:
Mystery man: The Canada Post stamp honouring Captain George Vancouver has created a buzz with collectors
649: 354:
on 11 February 1782 for the West Indies. On 7 May 1782 he was appointed fourth lieutenant of the 74-gun
1658:, conducted his own research into George Vancouver's ancestry, which he published in an article in the 1247: 605: 451: 311: 1544:
colonials, it wouldn't have been part of Canada to begin with and Britain would be the poorer for it.
1524:'s 15th Field Regiment and a performance by the Vancouver Firefighter's Band. Vancouver's then-mayor, 665: 645: 3024: 2754: 2730: 2498: 1995:
George Vancouver (1757–2007). 250th Birth Anniversary, Survey of the Southwest Coast of BC, June 1792
1513: 1473: 1379: 1226: 1168: 1067: 1039: 601: 492: 484: 2834:
The Early Exploration of Inland Washington Waters: Journals and Logs from Six Expeditions, 1786–1792
285:
In 1771, at age 13, Vancouver entered the Royal Navy as a "young gentleman", a future candidate for
2125: 1521: 1148: 949:
doctor named John Naish claimed Vancouver died from kidney failure, while others believed it was a
920: 760: 721: 609: 2937: 2857: 1493:(1980) by Vancouver artist Alan Chung Hung, commemorating the entrance of Captain Vancouver into 2526: 3206: 2929: 2621: 1435: 1413: 1162: 1010: 843:, and charted the rest of Kuiu Island and nearly all of Kupreanof Island. He then set sail for 712: 530: 503: 289:. He was nominally an able seaman (AB) but, in reality, sailed as one of the midshipmen aboard 37:
A portrait from the late 18th century by an unknown artist believed to depict George Vancouver
2359: 2034: 1881: 1655: 1409: 1304: 1237: 884: 369: 290: 221: 2179: 1935:
King, Robert J. (2010). "George Vancouver and the contemplated settlement at Nootka Sound".
372:(April 1782), wherein he distinguished himself. Vancouver returned to England in June 1783. 3121: 3116: 1674:
in Essex. Those towns had a significant Flemish population in the 16th and 17th centuries.
1129: 788: 748: 729: 487:
for the British. Proceeding to North America, Vancouver followed the coasts of present-day
463: 405: 337: 322: 163: 131: 124: 1022:
However, Vancouver failed to discover two of the largest and most important rivers on the
8: 3196: 1536: 1443: 1431: 1342: 1155: 998: 260:-born deputy collector of customs, and Bridget Berners. The surname Vancouver comes from 2978: 2151: 1747: 1733: 901:
complained that his servant had been pressed into service during a shipboard emergency;
2876: 2872: 2263: 1740: 1725:. At the time of his death the manuscript covered the period up to mid-1795. The work, 1702: 1666:
rather than Dutch; he believes that Vancouver is descended from the Vangover family of
1516:. The one-hour festivities included the presentation of a massive 63 by 114 centimetre 1079: 669: 473: 438: 297: 187: 2636: 2603: 2578: 2354: 2092: 2082: 2040: 2016: 1974: 1821: 1796: 1722: 1465: 1324: 1201: 1005: 928: 898: 888: 744: 673: 593: 480: 423: 79: 32: 636:
over the next nine days. Then, on his 35th birthday on 22 June 1792, he returned to
2903: 2426: 2282:"Tomb of Captain George Vancouver in the Churchyard of St Peter's Church (1380182)" 2277: 2260:
Encountering the Unchartered and Back – three explorers: Ball, Vancouver and Burton
1678: 1243: 852: 836: 828: 812: 776: 764: 756: 697: 536: 507: 393: 355: 330: 209: 199: 175: 2915: 2846:
With Vancouver in Inland Washington Waters: Journals of 12 Crewmen April–June 1792
2828:
Sailing with Vancouver: A Modern Sea Dog, Antique Charts and a Voyage Through Time
2681: 514:
Vancouver named many features for his officers, friends, associates, and his ship
2985: 2967: 2954: 2707: 2688: 2587: 2451: 2205: 2134: 2001: 1760: 1598: 1580: 1366:, a commemorative statue by Vancouver artist Alan Chung Hung was commissioned by 1307:, a city in southwest Washington across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon 1253: 1214: 1177: 1071: 973: 950: 804: 740: 637: 365: 358: 306: 269: 225: 217: 2376:
Hume, Stephen (17 November 2007) "The Birth of Modern British Columbia Part 7",
2137:
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History pp. 139–40 (98–99) Accessed 18 June 2010
1484: 1188:
Many places around the world have been named after George Vancouver, including:
2907: 2580:
A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World, 1791–1795
2494: 1816:
Landauer, Lyndall Baker (2013). "George Vancouver". In Magill, Frank N. (ed.).
1749:
A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean: And Round the World, Volume 3
1742:
A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean: And Round the World, Volume 2
1735:
A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean: And Round the World, Volume 1
1697: 1663: 1607:
A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World, 1791–1795
1472:
1796; another made by surgeon George Goodman Hewett (1765–1834) was donated by
1469: 1338: 1329: 1310: 1277: 1095: 1031: 969: 905: 902: 832: 796: 752: 725: 696:. Years later, as Spanish influence declined, the name was shortened to simply 661: 616:
After a Spanish expedition in 1791, Vancouver was the second European to enter
587: 583: 412: 381: 249: 55: 2960: 2511:
Mansvelt, Adrien (February 1975) "The Vancouver – Van Coeverden Controversy".
3110: 2852: 2812:
by Robin Fisher and Gary Fiegehen. Published by Douglas & McIntyre, 1992.
2640: 2403: 2313: 1571: 1494: 876: 856: 844: 815:. With worsening weather, he sailed south to Alta California, hoping to find 800: 792: 703: 685: 617: 559: 385: 143: 2848:
edited by Richard W. Blumenthal. Published by McFarland & Company, 2007.
2836:
edited by Richard W. Blumenthal. Published by McFarland & Company, 2004.
2488: 2096: 329:, and was present during the first European sighting and exploration of the 2995: 2779:
Madness, Betrayal and the Lash: The Epic Voyage of Captain George Vancouver
1602: 1525: 1367: 1257: 1091: 1035: 1027: 924: 677: 633: 625: 569: 389: 341: 257: 152: 114: 1236:, in Jervis Inlet, East of Powell River, named after Vancouver when Capt. 989: 751:; in both places, he was warmly received by the Spanish. Later he visited 624:. It is the present day main harbour area of the City of Vancouver beyond 396:, and – of greater importance – over the right to colonise and settle the 2430: 2340: 2201: 2076: 1556: 1517: 1501: 1406:, named in his honour and hybridised by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 1385: 1375: 1371: 1355: 1291: 808: 672:. For three weeks they cooperatively explored the Georgia Strait and the 553: 545: 522: 2867:. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 883. 2856: 2081:(4th ed.). Arlington Heights, IL: Harlan Davidson. pp. 78–79. 1594:
newspaper. Mansvelt's theory was later presented by the city during the
491:
and Washington northward. In April 1792 he encountered American Captain
2973: 2882: 1994: 1710: 1686: 1671: 1647: 1643: 1639: 1635: 1627: 1476:
to the British Museum in 1891. An account of these has been published.
1122: 909: 895: 840: 824: 779:
and proceeded further north, unknowingly missing the overland explorer
733: 629: 573: 286: 195: 179: 159: 104: 1392:
on 17 March 1988. It was one of a set of four stamps issued to honour
2816:
On Stormy Seas, The Triumphs and Torments of Captain George Vancouver
2473:
Pynn, Larry (23 June 2007) "Native elder embraces captain's legacy",
2153:
A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world
1727:
A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World
1619: 1563: 1509: 1220: 1217:, in Yukon and neighbouring Alaska, eighth highest mountain in Canada 848: 388:
developed, and Spain and Britain came close to war over ownership of
261: 213: 203: 3001: 2794:
by Bern Anderson. Published by University of Washington Press, 1966.
1843:"George Vancouver (1757–1798) Part 1: Introduction and early career" 1352:
The Vancouver Quarter Shopping Centre bears his name in King's Lynn.
256:, England, the sixth and youngest child of John Jasper Vancouver, a 3016: 3005: 1876: 1662:
journal. Robson theorises that Vancouver's forebears may have been
1532: 351: 2840:
A Discovery Journal: George Vancouver's First Survey Season – 1792
787:. He sailed around the latter island, as well as circumnavigating 384:
commissioned an expedition to the Pacific Northwest. In 1789, the
2818:
by B. Guild Gillespie. Published by Horsdal & Schubart, 1992.
1667: 1623: 1601:, as historical fact. The information was then used by historian 1595: 1118: 1063: 1042:, captain of the American merchant ship that conducted the first 265: 253: 63: 59: 2149: 1714: 1706: 1650:. Both were great-grandchildren of Reint Wolter van Couverden." 1576: 1171: 488: 443: 191: 183: 83: 2490:
Vancouver and his Great Voyage – The Story of a Norfolk Sailor
1755:
A modern annotated edition (1984) by W. Kaye Lamb was renamed
763:. Vancouver spent the winter in continuing exploration of the 1464:
Many collections were made on the voyage: one was donated by
968:
placed a memorial plaque in the church in 1841. His grave in
430:
to take possession of Nootka Sound and to survey the coasts.
229: 2206:"Obituary of Remarkable Persons with Biographical Anecdotes" 495:
off the coast of Oregon just prior to Gray's sailing up the
2842:
by John E. Roberts. Published by Trafford Publishing, 2005.
2810:
Vancouver's Voyage: Charting the Northwest Coast, 1791–1795
1402: 2804:
Journal of the Voyages of the H.M.S. Discovery and Chatham
2230:"George Vancouver (1757–1798) part five: after the voyage" 2036:
Western Lives: A Biographical History Of The American West
1968: 1818:
Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
511:
uncharted waters was generally impractical and dangerous.
336:
Upon his return to Britain in October 1780, Vancouver was
248:
Vancouver was born on 22 June 1757 in the seaport town of
166:, which explored and charted North America's northwestern 2998:– Including historic street video of Vancouver from 1907. 1313:, a Hudson's Bay Company trading post established in 1825 1013:
in Calgary and author of two books on Vancouver, states:
426:
ended the crisis in 1790, Vancouver was given command of
576:, Washington – after his former commander Vice Admiral 2830:
by Sam McKinney. Published by Touchwood Editions, 2004.
2770:
Godwin, George. "Captain George Vancouver, 1757–1798."
1773:
European and American voyages of scientific exploration
1528:, officially declared 22 June 2007 to be "George Day". 644:. Here he unexpectedly met a Spanish expedition led by 2800:
by Alison Gifford. Published by St. James Press, 1986.
2527:"Vancouver: A lost branch of the van Coeverden Family" 1677:
George Vancouver named the south point of what is now
1337:
Statues of Vancouver are located in his birthplace of
2896:
David, Andrew C. F. "Vancouver, George (1757–1798)".
2806:
by Thomas Manby. Published by Ye Galleon Press, 1988.
2540:(2). British Columbia Historical Association: 20–23. 1953: 879:
caricatured Pitt's street corner assault on Vancouver
2668:
Baecklandt, David, "Was George Vancouver Flemish?",
2635:(4). British Columbia Historical Federation: 23–24. 1583:, which is approximately the English translation of 919:
Pitt's allies, including his cousin, Prime Minister
711:
ran aground in early August 1792 on hidden rocks in
2276: 375: 3217:Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) 2988:- The History of Metropolitan Vancouver website. ( 2744: 2720: 2600:The Voyage of George Vancouver 1791–1795, Volume 1 2215:. Vol. 68. London: John Nichols. p. 447. 2013:The Voyage of George Vancouver 1791–1795, Volume 1 767:, the contemporary name of the islands of Hawaii. 739:Vancouver sailed south along the coast of Spanish 170:regions, including the coasts of what are now the 2957:, illustrations in the National Portrait Gallery. 2400:Pynn, Larry "Peaceful Encounters" (29 May 2007), 2257: 1158:(Named for the city, which is named for the man.) 891:, which was then in Surrey and is now in London. 851:, returning in September 1795, thus completing a 660:) to learn they already had a crude chart of the 3108: 2792:The Life and Voyages of Captain George Vancouver 2310:Pynn, Larry (30 May 2007) "Charting the Coast," 2145: 2143: 1901: 1820:. Vol. 4. London: Routledge. p. 1355. 1479: 2729:. 1 September 1799. pp. 33–38 – via 2258:Boyes, Valerie; Wintersinger, Natascha (2014). 1934: 2891:. Vol. 58. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 2253: 2251: 2224: 2222: 2176:"Three Intrepid Explorers, Discovery Richmond" 1910:"Captain George Vancouver: original documents" 1134:during his 1792 trip to the Vancouver region. 1053:magazine's November/December 1999 issue that: 404:had recently taken command of the survey ship 3032: 2602:. W. Kaye Lamb (ed.). Hakluyt Society. 1984. 2486: 2140: 2124:McLendon, Sally and Johnson, John R. (1999). 2015:. W. Kaye Lamb (ed.). Hakluyt Society. 1984. 1795:. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 430. 1548: 2902:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 1692: 1273:, the sixth highest mountain in New Zealand. 1076:Spanish expeditions to the Pacific Northwest 908:had a competing claim for pay as expedition 2824:by E.C. Coleman. Published by Tempus, 2007. 2590:. London, Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson 2248: 2219: 2150:Vancouver, George; Vancouver, John (1801). 2026: 1907: 1200:, Cape Vancouver and Vancouver Breakers in 368:. Vancouver subsequently saw action at the 220:on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, 158:(22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a British 3039: 3025: 2469: 2467: 2465: 2463: 2396: 2394: 2392: 2390: 2388: 2386: 2306: 2304: 2120: 2118: 1784: 1260:on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. 1044:Euroamerican sailing of the Columbia River 956:Vancouver's grave is in the churchyard of 620:on 13 June 1792, naming it for his friend 31: 3222:Pre-Confederation British Columbia people 2798:Captain Vancouver: A Portrait of His Life 2753:. 7 November 1801. p. 1 – via 1791:Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). 2871: 2851: 2524: 2070: 2068: 1956:A Pictorial History of Vancouver, Book 1 1815: 1757:The Voyage of George Vancouver 1791–1795 1696: 1654:In 2006 John Robson, a librarian at the 1638:, and some of the family were living in 1483: 1323: 988: 976:in view of its historical associations. 939: 866: 702: 664:based on the 1791 exploratory voyage of 541:Alleyne Fitzherbert, 1st Baron St Helens 533:, the first on the expedition to spot it 437: 2932:Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 2899:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2822:Captain Vancouver: North-West Navigator 2460: 2383: 2372: 2370: 2301: 2270: 2115: 2032: 1759:, and published in four volumes by the 1709:, in George Vancouver's report to King 1442:in 2003, it was denamed on transfer to 1142: 770: 676:area before sailing separately towards 457: 3109: 3096:Captain Vancouver Landing Site on Maui 2948:George Vancouver (1757–1798), Explorer 2619: 1916:from the original on 13 September 2016 1840: 962:London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 468:Departing England with two ships, HMS 448:British Columbia Legislative Buildings 340:as a lieutenant and posted aboard the 3020: 2326: 2103:from the original on 20 February 2021 2074: 2065: 1969:Wing, Robert; Newell, Gordon (1979). 1857:from the original on 20 December 2021 1347:British Columbia Parliament Buildings 1294:, near Petersham, his place of burial 1085: 3046: 2746:"Vancouver's voyage round the world" 2416: 2367: 2200: 2194: 1947: 1790: 1520:, the firing of a gun salute by the 791:and charting parts of the coasts of 775:The next year, 1793, he returned to 580:and his wife Susannah, Lady Gardner. 556:, who explored its southern reaches. 2547:from the original on 23 August 2016 1962: 1394:Exploration of Canada – Recognizers 483:Western Australia, now the town of 198:. The expedition also explored the 13: 3142:English explorers of North America 2764: 2751:London Courier and Evening Gazette 2650:from the original on 4 August 2016 2525:Mansvelt, Adrien (February 1973). 2287:National Heritage List for England 668:the year before, under command of 640:, the present-day location of the 562:– after his friend, Rear Admiral 446:statue of George Vancouver on the 268:province, Netherlands (Koevern in 228:on the Canadian–US border between 16:English naval explorer (1757–1798) 14: 3243: 3192:History of Bellingham, Washington 3127:18th-century Royal Navy personnel 2923: 2895: 2682:History of Metropolitan Vancouver 2236:from the original on 7 March 2016 2053:from the original on 10 June 2016 1865:– via Captain Cook Society. 1420:, operating on the route between 1388:issued a 37-cent stamp inscribed 1284: 972:, renovated in the 1960s, is now 3147:English explorers of the Pacific 3137:Burials at St Peter's, Petersham 3009: 2888:Dictionary of National Biography 2788:(D. Appleton and Company, 1931). 2513:The British Columbia Genealogist 1889:from the original on 5 June 2013 1345:, and on top of the dome of the 1298: 914:Thomas Pitt, 2nd Baron Camelford 376:Spanish Empire-sponsored voyages 142: 3202:Military personnel from Norfolk 3187:Explorers of Washington (state) 3157:English people of Dutch descent 2737: 2713: 2694: 2675: 2662: 2622:"Origins of the Vancouver Name" 2613: 2593: 2571: 2559: 2518: 2505: 2480: 2437: 2410: 2347: 2320: 2202:Cave, Edward ("Sylvanus Urban") 2168: 2006: 1535:(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm) Elder sɁəyeɬəq ( 1234:Vancouver Bay, British Columbia 433: 415:to the 74-gun ship of the line 3132:18th-century English explorers 2781:(Douglas & McIntyre 2008). 2039:. UNM Press. pp. 97–101. 1987: 1954:Allen, Richard Edward (1982). 1928: 1912:. City of Vancouver Archives. 1869: 1834: 1809: 1562:, meaning "(originating) from 1370:and installed at the mouth of 1328:Statue of George Vancouver in 1264: 1004:Vancouver determined that the 728:. Broughton got as far as the 690:Juan Francisco Bodega y Quadra 642:University of British Columbia 314:(1776–1780), this time aboard 232:and Alaska, and New Zealand's 1: 3167:Explorers of British Columbia 3063:Gate to the Northwest Passage 2961:The True Meaning of Vancouver 2497:: Thew & Son – via 2329:"In the Most Faithful Manner" 1778: 1575:. Others adopted the surname 1490:Gate to the Northwest Passage 1480:250th birthday commemorations 1460:(2000), Vancouver, Washington 1363:Gate to the Northwest Passage 1154:Halifax-class frigate of the 984: 873:The Caneing in Conduit Street 862: 310:. He also sailed with Cook's 280: 243: 2916:UK public library membership 2232:. The Captain Cook Society. 2033:Etulain, Richard W. (2004). 1908:Sue Bigelow (20 June 2013). 1390:Vancouver Explores the Coast 1319: 1240:resurveyed the area in 1860. 1191: 1167:47 RCSCC CAPTAIN VANCOUVER, 1137: 958:St Peter's Church, Petersham 7: 3008:(public domain audiobooks) 2786:Vancouver A Life: 1757–1798 2174: 1766: 1256:, a river flowing into the 883:Impressed by the view from 694:Quadra and Vancouver Island 240:, are all named after him. 202:and the southwest coast of 162:officer best known for his 10: 3248: 2774:(Sep 1957) 7#9 pp 605–609. 2443:Pynn, Larry (24 May 2007) 2327:Brown, Stephen R. (1999). 2213:, and Historical Chronicle 1793:Place Names of New Zealand 1549:Origins of the family name 1458:Statue of George Vancouver 995:statue of George Vancouver 839:, explored to the head of 823:In 1794, he first went to 724:with several boats up the 461: 452:Victoria, British Columbia 304:(1772–1775) searching for 3088: 3054: 3002:Works by George Vancouver 2990:Retrieved on 11 June 2007 2953:30 September 2007 at the 2938:Works by George Vancouver 2878:"Vancouver, George"  2858:"Vancouver, George"  2755:British Newspaper Archive 2731:British Newspaper Archive 2687:28 September 2007 at the 2499:State Library of Victoria 1973:. Gray Beard Publishing. 1693:Works by George Vancouver 1514:Vancouver Maritime Museum 1474:Augustus Wollaston Franks 1380:Vancouver Maritime Museum 1280:, Fiordland, South Island 1227:Vancouver Maritime Museum 1208: 1183: 1169:Royal Canadian Sea Cadets 1068:Point Roberts, Washington 1049:Stephen R. Bown noted in 979: 688:. The Spanish commander, 485:Albany, Western Australia 275: 138: 120: 110: 98: 90: 69: 42: 30: 23: 2970:– Etymology of his name. 2966:12 November 2005 at the 2629:British Columbia History 2450:10 December 2007 at the 2211:The Gentleman's Magazine 1958:. Josten's Publications. 1689:in southeastern Alaska. 1660:British Columbia History 1522:Royal Canadian Artillery 1418:Captain George Vancouver 1176:19 December 2012 at the 966:The Hudson's Bay Company 935: 921:William Pitt the Younger 761:Mission San Buenaventura 722:William Robert Broughton 650:Cayetano Valdés y Flores 610:Discovery Park (Seattle) 3212:People from King's Lynn 3172:Explorers of California 2864:Encyclopædia Britannica 887:, Vancouver retired to 646:Dionisio Alcalá Galiano 586:– after naval engineer 398:Pacific Northwest coast 380:In the late 1780s, the 234:fourth-highest mountain 2908:10.1093/ref:odnb/28062 2487:G.H. Anderson (1923). 2156:. London: J. Stockdale 2075:Rolle, Andrew (1987). 2000:9 October 2007 at the 1718: 1652: 1581:oxen fording (a river) 1546: 1498: 1451:commemorative monument 1333: 1163:Australian Navy Cadets 1114: 1105: 1060: 1020: 1011:Mount Royal University 1001: 945: 880: 785:Prince of Wales Island 732:, sighting and naming 716: 713:Queen Charlotte Strait 504:Strait of Juan de Fuca 502:Vancouver entered the 454: 224:in the United States, 3152:English hydrographers 3078:Vancouver, Washington 2722:"Review of new books" 2620:Robson, John (2006). 2360:BC Geographical Names 2078:California: A History 1882:World Digital Library 1841:Robson, John (2014). 1700: 1656:University of Waikato 1622:, in the Province of 1615: 1541: 1487: 1410:First Capital Connect 1327: 1305:Vancouver, Washington 1109: 1100: 1055: 1034:. He also missed the 1015: 992: 943: 870: 706: 539:– after his friend, 441: 370:Battle of the Saintes 222:Vancouver, Washington 216:in British Columbia, 2984:10 June 2011 at the 2670:The Brussels Journal 2586:31 July 2018 at the 1763:of London, England. 1250:on its southern tip. 1143:Ship and cadet units 789:Revillagigedo Island 771:Further explorations 730:Columbia River Gorge 464:Vancouver Expedition 458:Vancouver Expedition 164:1791–1795 expedition 132:Vancouver Expedition 3232:Royal Navy captains 3227:Royal Navy officers 3182:Explorers of Oregon 3177:Explorers of Canada 3162:Explorers of Alaska 2873:Laughton, John Knox 2706:3 July 2007 at the 2672:, 21 February 2010. 2339:(6). Archived from 2182:on 28 February 2014 2133:31 May 2009 at the 1444:Arriva CrossCountry 1432:Virgin CrossCountry 1343:Vancouver City Hall 1204:, Western Australia 1198:Vancouver Peninsula 1156:Royal Canadian Navy 999:Vancouver City Hall 781:Alexander Mackenzie 720:he sent Lieutenant 2727:The Scots Magazine 2534:BC Historical News 2431:10.1093/jhc/6.1.35 2419:J Hist Collections 2264:Museum of Richmond 1719: 1703:New Eddystone Rock 1701:1798 engraving of 1499: 1334: 1290:Vancouver Road in 1238:George H. Richards 1086:Indigenous peoples 1080:Francisco de Eliza 1002: 946: 881: 835:, circumnavigated 717: 670:Francisco de Eliza 666:José María Narváez 455: 321:s companion ship, 3104: 3103: 2996:Vancouver History 2930:Biography at the 2914:(Subscription or 2777:Bown, Stephen R. 2710:. dnr.state.ak.us 2608:978-0-904180-17-6 2567:The Vancouver Sun 2475:The Vancouver Sun 2378:The Vancouver Sun 2046:978-0-8263-3472-5 2021:978-0-904180-17-6 1466:Archibald Menzies 1401:George Vancouver 1276:Vancouver Arm of 1202:King George Sound 1006:Northwest Passage 944:Vancouver's grave 899:Archibald Menzies 813:Kupreanof Islands 747:, later visiting 745:San Francisco Bay 674:Discovery Islands 662:Strait of Georgia 622:Sir Harry Burrard 594:Discovery Passage 481:King George Sound 424:Nootka Convention 422:. When the first 172:Canadian province 150: 149: 3239: 3048:George Vancouver 3041: 3034: 3027: 3018: 3017: 3013: 3012: 2919: 2911: 2892: 2880: 2868: 2860: 2784:Godwin, George. 2759: 2758: 2748: 2741: 2735: 2734: 2724: 2717: 2711: 2701:Couverden Island 2698: 2692: 2679: 2673: 2666: 2660: 2659: 2657: 2655: 2649: 2626: 2617: 2611: 2597: 2591: 2575: 2569: 2563: 2557: 2556: 2554: 2552: 2546: 2531: 2522: 2516: 2509: 2503: 2502: 2484: 2478: 2471: 2458: 2441: 2435: 2434: 2414: 2408: 2398: 2381: 2374: 2365: 2364: 2351: 2345: 2344: 2343:on 19 June 2003. 2333:Mercator's World 2324: 2318: 2308: 2299: 2298: 2296: 2294: 2278:Historic England 2274: 2268: 2267: 2266:. pp. 9–10. 2255: 2246: 2245: 2243: 2241: 2226: 2217: 2216: 2198: 2192: 2191: 2189: 2187: 2178:. Archived from 2172: 2166: 2165: 2163: 2161: 2147: 2138: 2122: 2113: 2112: 2110: 2108: 2072: 2063: 2062: 2060: 2058: 2030: 2024: 2010: 2004: 1991: 1985: 1984: 1966: 1960: 1959: 1951: 1945: 1944: 1937:The Great Circle 1932: 1926: 1925: 1923: 1921: 1905: 1899: 1898: 1896: 1894: 1873: 1867: 1866: 1864: 1862: 1838: 1832: 1831: 1813: 1807: 1806: 1788: 1713:. It is made of 1679:Couverden Island 1440:George Vancouver 1332:, his birthplace 1244:Vancouver Island 1078:, with the 1791 1051:Mercator's World 853:circumnavigation 837:Admiralty Island 777:British Columbia 765:Sandwich Islands 757:Point Conception 715:near Fife Sound. 698:Vancouver Island 652:. Vancouver was 598:Discovery Island 578:Sir Alan Gardner 537:Mount St. Helens 508:Vancouver Island 394:Vancouver Island 392:on contemporary 356:ship of the line 331:Hawaiian Islands 320: 210:Vancouver Island 200:Hawaiian Islands 176:British Columbia 156:George Vancouver 146: 100: 76: 52: 50: 35: 25:George Vancouver 21: 20: 3247: 3246: 3242: 3241: 3240: 3238: 3237: 3236: 3107: 3106: 3105: 3100: 3084: 3050: 3045: 3010: 2986:Wayback Machine 2968:Wayback Machine 2955:Wayback Machine 2926: 2913: 2767: 2765:Further reading 2762: 2743: 2742: 2738: 2719: 2718: 2714: 2708:Wayback Machine 2699: 2695: 2691:; chuckdavis.ca 2689:Wayback Machine 2680: 2676: 2667: 2663: 2653: 2651: 2647: 2624: 2618: 2614: 2598: 2594: 2588:Wayback Machine 2576: 2572: 2564: 2560: 2550: 2548: 2544: 2529: 2523: 2519: 2515:Vol 4 No. 1,2,3 2510: 2506: 2485: 2481: 2472: 2461: 2452:Wayback Machine 2442: 2438: 2415: 2411: 2399: 2384: 2375: 2368: 2353: 2352: 2348: 2325: 2321: 2309: 2302: 2292: 2290: 2275: 2271: 2256: 2249: 2239: 2237: 2228: 2227: 2220: 2199: 2195: 2185: 2183: 2173: 2169: 2159: 2157: 2148: 2141: 2135:Wayback Machine 2123: 2116: 2106: 2104: 2089: 2073: 2066: 2056: 2054: 2047: 2031: 2027: 2011: 2007: 2002:Wayback Machine 1992: 1988: 1981: 1967: 1963: 1952: 1948: 1933: 1929: 1919: 1917: 1906: 1902: 1892: 1890: 1875: 1874: 1870: 1860: 1858: 1839: 1835: 1828: 1814: 1810: 1803: 1789: 1785: 1781: 1769: 1761:Hakluyt Society 1695: 1683:Point Couverden 1670:in Suffolk and 1551: 1482: 1322: 1301: 1287: 1271:Mount Vancouver 1267: 1254:Vancouver River 1215:Mount Vancouver 1211: 1194: 1186: 1178:Wayback Machine 1145: 1140: 1088: 987: 982: 974:Grade II listed 938: 865: 833:Baranof Islands 817:Bodega y Quadra 773: 741:Alta California 552:2nd lieutenant 529:3rd Lieutenant 466: 460: 436: 378: 366:Leeward Islands 318: 307:Terra Australis 283: 278: 270:Dutch Low Saxon 246: 238:Mount Vancouver 226:Mount Vancouver 218:Vancouver River 78: 74: 54: 48: 46: 38: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 3245: 3235: 3234: 3229: 3224: 3219: 3214: 3209: 3204: 3199: 3194: 3189: 3184: 3179: 3174: 3169: 3164: 3159: 3154: 3149: 3144: 3139: 3134: 3129: 3124: 3119: 3102: 3101: 3099: 3098: 3092: 3090: 3086: 3085: 3083: 3082: 3081: 3080: 3075: 3067: 3058: 3056: 3052: 3051: 3044: 3043: 3036: 3029: 3021: 3015: 3014: 2999: 2993: 2976: 2971: 2958: 2945: 2935: 2925: 2924:External links 2922: 2921: 2920: 2893: 2869: 2855:, ed. (1911). 2853:Chisholm, Hugh 2849: 2843: 2837: 2831: 2825: 2819: 2813: 2807: 2801: 2795: 2789: 2782: 2775: 2766: 2763: 2761: 2760: 2736: 2712: 2693: 2674: 2661: 2612: 2592: 2577:Lamb, W. Kaye 2570: 2558: 2517: 2504: 2479: 2459: 2436: 2409: 2382: 2366: 2346: 2319: 2300: 2269: 2247: 2218: 2193: 2167: 2139: 2114: 2087: 2064: 2045: 2025: 2005: 1993:Little, Gary. 1986: 1979: 1961: 1946: 1927: 1900: 1868: 1833: 1827:978-1135924140 1826: 1808: 1801: 1782: 1780: 1777: 1776: 1775: 1768: 1765: 1753: 1752: 1745: 1738: 1694: 1691: 1550: 1547: 1481: 1478: 1470:British Museum 1462: 1461: 1455: 1447: 1429: 1407: 1397: 1383: 1359: 1353: 1350: 1341:, in front of 1321: 1318: 1317: 1316: 1315: 1314: 1311:Fort Vancouver 1300: 1297: 1296: 1295: 1286: 1285:United Kingdom 1283: 1282: 1281: 1278:Breaksea Sound 1274: 1266: 1263: 1262: 1261: 1251: 1241: 1231: 1230: 1229: 1218: 1210: 1207: 1206: 1205: 1193: 1190: 1185: 1182: 1181: 1180: 1165: 1161:TS Vancouver, 1159: 1144: 1141: 1139: 1136: 1119:Tlingit people 1096:Chumash people 1087: 1084: 1032:Columbia River 986: 983: 981: 978: 970:Portland stone 937: 934: 906:Joseph Whidbey 903:sailing master 864: 861: 772: 769: 726:Columbia River 628:. He surveyed 614: 613: 606:Port Discovery 591: 588:Joseph Whidbey 584:Whidbey Island 581: 567: 557: 543: 534: 497:Columbia River 462:Main article: 459: 456: 435: 432: 413:Joseph Whidbey 382:Spanish Empire 377: 374: 282: 279: 277: 274: 245: 242: 212:, the city of 148: 147: 140: 136: 135: 122: 118: 117: 112: 108: 107: 102: 96: 95: 92: 88: 87: 77:(aged 40) 71: 67: 66: 44: 40: 39: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3244: 3233: 3230: 3228: 3225: 3223: 3220: 3218: 3215: 3213: 3210: 3208: 3207:Mount Rainier 3205: 3203: 3200: 3198: 3195: 3193: 3190: 3188: 3185: 3183: 3180: 3178: 3175: 3173: 3170: 3168: 3165: 3163: 3160: 3158: 3155: 3153: 3150: 3148: 3145: 3143: 3140: 3138: 3135: 3133: 3130: 3128: 3125: 3123: 3120: 3118: 3115: 3114: 3112: 3097: 3094: 3093: 3091: 3087: 3079: 3076: 3074: 3071: 3070: 3068: 3065: 3064: 3060: 3059: 3057: 3053: 3049: 3042: 3037: 3035: 3030: 3028: 3023: 3022: 3019: 3007: 3003: 3000: 2997: 2994: 2991: 2987: 2983: 2980: 2977: 2975: 2972: 2969: 2965: 2962: 2959: 2956: 2952: 2949: 2946: 2943: 2939: 2936: 2934: 2933: 2928: 2927: 2917: 2909: 2905: 2901: 2900: 2894: 2890: 2889: 2884: 2879: 2874: 2870: 2866: 2865: 2859: 2854: 2850: 2847: 2844: 2841: 2838: 2835: 2832: 2829: 2826: 2823: 2820: 2817: 2814: 2811: 2808: 2805: 2802: 2799: 2796: 2793: 2790: 2787: 2783: 2780: 2776: 2773: 2772:History Today 2769: 2768: 2756: 2752: 2747: 2740: 2732: 2728: 2723: 2716: 2709: 2705: 2702: 2697: 2690: 2686: 2683: 2678: 2671: 2665: 2646: 2642: 2638: 2634: 2630: 2623: 2616: 2609: 2605: 2601: 2596: 2589: 2585: 2582: 2581: 2574: 2568: 2562: 2543: 2539: 2535: 2528: 2521: 2514: 2508: 2500: 2496: 2492: 2491: 2483: 2476: 2470: 2468: 2466: 2464: 2457: 2456:Vancouver Sun 2453: 2449: 2446: 2440: 2432: 2428: 2424: 2420: 2413: 2406: 2405: 2404:Vancouver Sun 2397: 2395: 2393: 2391: 2389: 2387: 2379: 2373: 2371: 2362: 2361: 2356: 2350: 2342: 2338: 2334: 2330: 2323: 2316: 2315: 2314:Vancouver Sun 2307: 2305: 2289: 2288: 2283: 2279: 2273: 2265: 2261: 2254: 2252: 2235: 2231: 2225: 2223: 2214: 2212: 2207: 2203: 2197: 2181: 2177: 2171: 2155: 2154: 2146: 2144: 2136: 2132: 2129: 2128: 2121: 2119: 2102: 2098: 2094: 2090: 2088:0-88295-839-9 2084: 2080: 2079: 2071: 2069: 2052: 2048: 2042: 2038: 2037: 2029: 2022: 2018: 2014: 2009: 2003: 1999: 1996: 1990: 1982: 1980:0-933686-00-5 1976: 1972: 1965: 1957: 1950: 1942: 1938: 1931: 1915: 1911: 1904: 1888: 1884: 1883: 1878: 1872: 1856: 1852: 1848: 1844: 1837: 1829: 1823: 1819: 1812: 1804: 1802:9780143204107 1798: 1794: 1787: 1783: 1774: 1771: 1770: 1764: 1762: 1758: 1751: 1750: 1746: 1744: 1743: 1739: 1737: 1736: 1732: 1731: 1730: 1728: 1724: 1716: 1712: 1708: 1704: 1699: 1690: 1688: 1684: 1680: 1675: 1673: 1669: 1665: 1661: 1657: 1651: 1649: 1645: 1641: 1637: 1633: 1629: 1625: 1621: 1614: 1610: 1608: 1604: 1600: 1597: 1593: 1592:Vancouver Sun 1588: 1586: 1582: 1578: 1574: 1573: 1572:Van Coeverden 1567: 1565: 1561: 1560: 1558: 1545: 1540: 1538: 1534: 1529: 1527: 1523: 1519: 1515: 1511: 1506: 1503: 1496: 1495:Burrard Inlet 1492: 1491: 1486: 1477: 1475: 1471: 1467: 1459: 1456: 1452: 1448: 1445: 1441: 1437: 1433: 1430: 1427: 1423: 1419: 1415: 1411: 1408: 1405: 1404: 1398: 1395: 1391: 1387: 1384: 1381: 1377: 1373: 1369: 1365: 1364: 1360: 1357: 1354: 1351: 1348: 1344: 1340: 1336: 1335: 1331: 1326: 1312: 1309: 1308: 1306: 1303: 1302: 1299:United States 1293: 1289: 1288: 1279: 1275: 1272: 1269: 1268: 1259: 1255: 1252: 1249: 1245: 1242: 1239: 1235: 1232: 1228: 1225: 1224: 1222: 1219: 1216: 1213: 1212: 1203: 1199: 1196: 1195: 1189: 1179: 1175: 1172: 1170: 1166: 1164: 1160: 1157: 1153: 1152: 1147: 1146: 1135: 1133: 1132: 1126: 1124: 1120: 1113: 1108: 1104: 1099: 1097: 1093: 1083: 1081: 1077: 1074:in 1792. The 1073: 1069: 1065: 1059: 1058:Northwest.... 1054: 1052: 1047: 1045: 1041: 1037: 1033: 1029: 1025: 1024:Pacific coast 1019: 1014: 1012: 1007: 1000: 996: 991: 977: 975: 971: 967: 963: 959: 954: 952: 942: 933: 930: 926: 925:flag officers 922: 917: 915: 911: 907: 904: 900: 897: 892: 890: 886: 885:Richmond Hill 878: 877:James Gillray 874: 869: 860: 858: 857:South America 854: 850: 846: 845:Great Britain 842: 838: 834: 830: 826: 821: 818: 814: 810: 806: 802: 798: 794: 790: 786: 782: 778: 768: 766: 762: 758: 754: 750: 746: 742: 737: 735: 731: 727: 723: 714: 710: 705: 701: 699: 695: 691: 687: 686:Spanish crown 681: 679: 675: 671: 667: 663: 659: 655: 651: 647: 643: 639: 635: 631: 627: 623: 619: 618:Burrard Inlet 611: 607: 603: 602:Discovery Bay 599: 595: 592: 589: 585: 582: 579: 575: 571: 568: 565: 564:Peter Rainier 561: 560:Mount Rainier 558: 555: 551: 547: 544: 542: 538: 535: 532: 528: 524: 521: 520: 519: 518:, including: 517: 512: 509: 505: 500: 498: 494: 490: 486: 482: 478: 477: 471: 465: 453: 449: 445: 440: 431: 429: 425: 421: 420: 414: 410: 409: 403: 402:Henry Roberts 399: 395: 391: 387: 386:Nootka Crisis 383: 373: 371: 367: 363: 362: 357: 353: 349: 348: 343: 339: 334: 332: 328: 326: 317: 313: 309: 308: 303: 302:second voyage 299: 295: 294: 288: 273: 271: 267: 263: 259: 255: 251: 241: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 219: 215: 211: 207: 205: 201: 197: 193: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 169: 168:Pacific Coast 165: 161: 157: 154: 145: 141: 137: 133: 129: 128: 123: 119: 116: 113: 109: 106: 103: 97: 94:Great Britain 93: 89: 85: 81: 72: 68: 65: 61: 57: 45: 41: 34: 29: 22: 19: 3061: 3047: 2989: 2931: 2897: 2886: 2862: 2845: 2839: 2833: 2827: 2821: 2815: 2809: 2803: 2797: 2791: 2785: 2778: 2771: 2750: 2739: 2726: 2715: 2696: 2677: 2669: 2664: 2652:. Retrieved 2632: 2628: 2615: 2599: 2595: 2579: 2573: 2566: 2561: 2549:. Retrieved 2537: 2533: 2520: 2512: 2507: 2489: 2482: 2474: 2455: 2439: 2425:(1): 35–38. 2422: 2418: 2412: 2401: 2377: 2358: 2349: 2341:the original 2336: 2332: 2322: 2311: 2291:. Retrieved 2285: 2272: 2259: 2238:. Retrieved 2209: 2196: 2184:. Retrieved 2180:the original 2170: 2158:. Retrieved 2152: 2126: 2105:. Retrieved 2077: 2055:. Retrieved 2035: 2028: 2012: 2008: 1989: 1970: 1964: 1955: 1949: 1940: 1936: 1930: 1918:. Retrieved 1903: 1891:. Retrieved 1880: 1871: 1859:. Retrieved 1850: 1846: 1836: 1817: 1811: 1792: 1786: 1756: 1754: 1748: 1741: 1734: 1726: 1720: 1682: 1676: 1659: 1653: 1631: 1616: 1611: 1606: 1605:in his book 1603:W. Kaye Lamb 1599:World's Fair 1591: 1589: 1584: 1570: 1568: 1555: 1554: 1552: 1542: 1530: 1526:Sam Sullivan 1508:The City of 1507: 1500: 1488: 1463: 1439: 1438:unit 221129 1417: 1416:unit 365514 1400: 1393: 1389: 1368:Parks Canada 1361: 1258:Jervis Inlet 1187: 1150: 1130: 1127: 1115: 1110: 1106: 1101: 1092:Kamehameha I 1089: 1061: 1056: 1050: 1048: 1036:Skeena River 1028:Fraser River 1021: 1016: 1003: 997:in front of 955: 951:hyperthyroid 947: 918: 893: 882: 872: 822: 774: 755:villages at 738: 718: 708: 693: 682: 678:Nootka Sound 657: 653: 634:Jervis Inlet 626:Stanley Park 615: 570:Port Gardner 549: 531:Joseph Baker 526: 515: 513: 501: 475: 469: 467: 434:Explorations 427: 418: 407: 390:Nootka Sound 379: 360: 346: 338:commissioned 335: 327: (1774) 324: 315: 312:third voyage 305: 292: 284: 247: 208: 155: 151: 134:, 1791–1795) 126: 75:(1798-05-10) 53:22 June 1757 18: 3122:1798 deaths 3117:1757 births 2883:Lee, Sidney 2495:King's Lynn 2355:"Vancouver" 2240:25 February 1537:Larry Grant 1518:carrot cake 1502:Canada Post 1422:King's Lynn 1386:Canada Post 1376:Vanier Park 1372:False Creek 1356:Canada Post 1339:King's Lynn 1330:King's Lynn 1292:Ham, London 1265:New Zealand 1040:Robert Gray 964:, England. 953:condition. 654:"mortified" 554:Peter Puget 550:Discovery's 546:Puget Sound 527:Discovery's 523:Mount Baker 493:Robert Gray 442:Life-sized 250:King's Lynn 180:U.S. states 73:10 May 1798 56:King's Lynn 3197:James Cook 3111:Categories 2942:Faded Page 2918:required.) 2186:30 January 1943:(1): 6–34. 1861:12 October 1847:Cook's Log 1779:References 1711:George III 1687:Lynn Canal 1681:, Alaska, 1672:Colchester 1648:Vollenhove 1644:Zuider Zee 1640:Vollenhove 1636:Overijssel 1628:Lynn Canal 1123:Behm Canal 1072:Point Grey 985:Navigation 910:astronomer 896:naturalist 863:Later life 847:by way of 841:Lynn Canal 825:Cook Inlet 743:, entered 734:Mount Hood 638:Point Grey 630:Howe Sound 574:Port Susan 506:, between 316:Resolution 298:James Cook 293:Resolution 287:midshipman 281:Royal Navy 244:Early life 196:California 188:Washington 160:Royal Navy 105:Royal Navy 91:Allegiance 49:1757-06-22 3073:Vancouver 3055:Memorials 2641:1710-7881 2160:2 January 2057:2 January 1853:(1): 28. 1723:Petersham 1642:, on the 1620:Coevorden 1585:Coevorden 1564:Coevorden 1559:Coevorden 1510:Vancouver 1436:Class 221 1414:Class 365 1378:near the 1320:Memorials 1221:Vancouver 1192:Australia 1151:Vancouver 1138:Namesakes 1131:Discovery 1117:with the 960:, in the 889:Petersham 849:Cape Horn 829:Chichagof 759:and near 709:Discovery 516:Discovery 474:HMS  470:Discovery 428:Discovery 419:Courageux 417:HMS  408:Discovery 406:HMS  359:HMS  345:HMS  325:Discovery 323:HMS  291:HMS  262:Coevorden 214:Vancouver 204:Australia 139:Signature 127:Discovery 125:HMS  86:, England 80:Petersham 3069:Statues 3006:LibriVox 2982:Archived 2964:Archived 2951:Archived 2944:(Canada) 2875:(1899). 2704:Archived 2685:Archived 2654:7 August 2645:Archived 2584:Archived 2551:8 August 2542:Archived 2448:Archived 2234:Archived 2204:(1798). 2131:Archived 2101:Archived 2097:13333829 2051:Archived 2023:. p. 247 1998:Archived 1920:8 August 1914:Archived 1887:Archived 1885:. 1778. 1855:Archived 1767:See also 1632:probably 1609:(1984). 1579:, as in 1533:Musqueam 1446:in 2007. 1382:in 1980. 1248:Victoria 1174:Archived 1030:and the 875:(1796), 805:Wrangell 749:Monterey 658:his word 548:– after 525:– after 352:Plymouth 178:and the 121:Commands 99:Service/ 3089:Related 2885:(ed.). 2477:, p. B9 2407:, p. B3 2380:, p. D9 2293:3 March 2107:18 June 1893:27 June 1668:Ipswich 1664:Flemish 1624:Drenthe 1596:Expo 86 1468:to the 1064:freshet 929:Charles 797:Zarembo 753:Chumash 476:Chatham 266:Drenthe 254:Norfolk 236:, also 153:Captain 115:Captain 64:England 60:Norfolk 3066:(1980) 2912: 2639:  2610:. p. 3 2606:  2317:, p.B3 2095:  2085:  2043:  2019:  1977:  1824:  1799:  1715:basalt 1707:Alaska 1577:Oxford 1434:named 1426:London 1412:named 1209:Canada 1184:Places 1026:, the 980:Legacy 912:; and 801:Etolin 793:Mitkof 489:Oregon 444:gilded 347:Martin 276:Career 194:, and 192:Oregon 184:Alaska 101:branch 84:Surrey 2881:. In 2648:(PDF) 2625:(PDF) 2545:(PDF) 2530:(PDF) 1454:1967. 1149:HMCS 1070:, to 1018:time. 936:Death 342:sloop 319:' 296:, on 258:Dutch 230:Yukon 2656:2016 2637:ISSN 2604:ISBN 2553:2016 2402:The 2312:The 2295:2014 2242:2016 2188:2014 2162:2016 2109:2021 2093:OCLC 2083:ISBN 2059:2016 2041:ISBN 2017:ISBN 1975:ISBN 1922:2016 1895:2013 1863:2021 1822:ISBN 1797:ISBN 1531:The 1424:and 1403:Rose 1399:The 831:and 811:and 809:Kuiu 707:The 648:and 632:and 608:and 572:and 472:and 361:Fame 111:Rank 70:Died 43:Born 3004:at 2940:at 2904:doi 2427:doi 1705:in 1557:van 1374:in 1121:at 871:In 855:of 450:in 300:'s 272:). 252:in 182:of 174:of 3113:: 2861:. 2749:. 2725:. 2643:. 2633:39 2631:. 2627:. 2536:. 2532:. 2493:. 2462:^ 2454:, 2421:. 2385:^ 2369:^ 2357:. 2335:. 2331:. 2303:^ 2284:. 2280:. 2262:. 2250:^ 2221:^ 2208:. 2142:^ 2117:^ 2099:. 2091:. 2067:^ 2049:. 1941:32 1939:. 1879:. 1851:37 1849:. 1845:. 1449:A 993:A 859:. 807:, 803:, 799:, 795:, 736:. 700:. 680:. 604:, 600:, 596:, 499:. 400:. 333:. 264:, 206:. 190:, 186:, 82:, 62:, 58:, 3040:e 3033:t 3026:v 2992:) 2910:. 2906:: 2757:. 2733:. 2658:. 2555:. 2538:6 2501:. 2433:. 2429:: 2423:6 2363:. 2337:4 2297:. 2244:. 2190:. 2164:. 2111:. 2061:. 1983:. 1924:. 1897:. 1830:. 1805:. 1717:. 1497:. 1428:. 1396:. 1349:. 656:( 612:. 590:. 566:. 130:( 51:) 47:(

Index


King's Lynn
Norfolk
England
Petersham
Surrey
Royal Navy
Captain
HMS Discovery
Vancouver Expedition

Captain
Royal Navy
1791–1795 expedition
Pacific Coast
Canadian province
British Columbia
U.S. states
Alaska
Washington
Oregon
California
Hawaiian Islands
Australia
Vancouver Island
Vancouver
Vancouver River
Vancouver, Washington
Mount Vancouver
Yukon

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.