2009年3月18日星期三

NO.5 Find a map of one of his voyages. Post it here and explain his voyage. Where did he go?




Thids is a picture of Jacques Cartier's first voyage. He set off from St-Malo 20 Apr 1534 with 2 ships and 61 men. He arrived off Newfoundland 20 days later. Then he sailed along the West Coast of Newfoundland and reached Cabot Str.On June 26 he reached the Îles de la Madeleine and on June 29 discovered Prince Edward Island.He searched vainly for a passage, entering Baie de Chaleur and Baie de Gaspé and then he sailed N to Île d'Anticosti, thence to Newfoundland, and on Aug 15 headed home, arriving at St-Malo.

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