Jacques Cartier  (1491-1557)  

Click Jacques Cartier's name below for WWW links.

1. This page, about Jacques Cartier, part of Discoverers Web, was created by Andre Engels.

2. This is a challenging webpage about Jacques Cartier from the Canadian Museum of Civilization.  It has however excellent maps.  

 3. Information about Jacques Cartier from The Mariner's Museum, Newport News, Virginia

4. This Schoolnet webpage about Jacques Cartier is long but interesting

5.  A page about Jacques Cartier wtih a picture on the Thinkquest Junior Website.

6. Bartlett Junior School did a project on Jacques Cartier.  It includes a map and picture.

7. What navigational tools did the explorers use?  This is a link to Matsumoto school's excellent project.

8. Life aboard ship.

9. Life aboard ship.

10. Keeping healthy aboard ship.

11. What did early sailors eat?   Biscuits yum-yum!

12. Click here for a blank map of the world.

For a worksheet to help you organise the information you find

For information on the other explorers.