Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
explorer
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Royal_Navy
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:HMS_Chatham
gptkb:HMS_Discovery |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society_Gold_Medal
|
| gptkbp:born |
June 22, 1757
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:George_Vancouver_III
|
| gptkbp:died |
May 10, 1798
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| gptkbp:explores |
18th century
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| gptkbp:famousFor |
mapping_the_coastline_of_British_Columbia
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| gptkbp:fieldOfStudy |
cartography
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
George Vancouver Jr.
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| gptkbp:influence |
modern mapping techniques
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:James_Cook
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
exploration_of_the_Pacific_Northwest
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Vancouver,_Canada_named_after_him
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
1791-1795 expedition
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| gptkbp:notableWork |
Vancouver's_exploration_of_the_coast_of_North_America
|
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Woolwich,_London
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| gptkbp:positionHeld |
Royal_Navy_officer
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| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:James_Cook
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| gptkbp:serviceYears |
1771–1798
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| gptkbp:significantEvent |
establishment of trade routes
first European to explore the coast of British Columbia discovery of the Queen Charlotte Islands exploration of the Strait of Juan de Fuca first European to map the coast of Oregon first to chart the coast of Mexico first to circumnavigate Vancouver Island first to explore the San Francisco Bay first to explore the coast of Baja California interaction_with_Indigenous_peoples exploration_of_the_Oregon_Coast charting_of_the_coastline_of_Alaska discovery_of_Puget_Sound discovery_of_the_Columbia_River exploration_of_the_Aleutian_Islands exploration_of_the_Bering_Sea exploration_of_the_Channel_Islands exploration_of_the_Hawaiian_Islands exploration_of_the_Sea_of_Cortez exploration_of_the_Skeena_River exploration_of_the_Strait_of_Georgia mapping_of_the_California_coast mapping_of_the_Columbia_River_Gorge mapping_of_the_Fraser_River mapping_of_the_Gulf_of_Alaska mapping_of_the_Gulf_of_California mapping_of_the_Sacramento_River mapping_of_the_San_Juan_Islands mapping_of_the_Santa_Barbara_Channel navigation_of_the_Pacific_Ocean |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Charlotte_de_la_Roche
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:William_Robert_Broughton
|