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Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a British Royal Navy officer best known for his 1791–1795 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of what are now the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. states of Alaska, ...
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May 9, 2024 · Biography of George Vancouver, English navigator who surveyed the Pacific coast of North America.
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Aug 22, 2023 · Vancouver grew up in King's Lynn on England's east coast, where he was born on June 22, 1757. · In 1790, Britain became embroiled in a dispute ...
George Vancouver

George Vancouver

British explorer
Captain George Vancouver was a British Royal Navy officer best known for his 1791–1795 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts ... Wikipedia
Born: June 22, 1757, King's Lynn, United Kingdom
Died: May 12, 1798 (age 40 years), Petersham, Richmond, United Kingdom
Rank: Captain
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George Vancouver, naval officer, explorer (b at King's Lynn, Eng 22 June 1757; d at Petersham, London, Eng 12 May 1798). Vancouver was with James COOK on his ...
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VANCOUVER, GEORGE, naval officer and explorer; b. 22 June 1757 at King's Lynn, England, sixth and youngest child of John Jasper Vancouver, deputy collector ...
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Vancouver was born on June 22, 1757, in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. He entered the navy as a teenager and in 1772 joined Captain James ...
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Vancouver was only 34 years old in 1792, but he was a veteran explorer and familiar with the Northwest, having served as a lieutenant on Capt. James Cook's ...
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George Vancouver (1757 – 1798) was a very famous British Royal Navy officer and navigator who have managed during his life to lead several exploratory missions ...
George Vancouver (1757-1798), naval officer and hydrographer, was born on 22 June 1757 at King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, the youngest of five children of John ...
Mar 4, 2003 · George Vancouver was an important explorer of Puget Sound. He served for 25 years in the British Navy, and commanded the 1791-1792 British ...