Grande Hermine, French Galleon, 1500s

Illustration of the Grande Hermine, the most celebrated of French ships of the Galleon type; cameos of Jacques Cartier and Francis I, King of France are featured in the margins. This was the ship that brought Jacques Cartier to Saint-Pierre on June 15, 1535, and upon which he discovered the estuary of the St. Lawrence River and the St. Lawrence Iroquoian settlement of Stadacona (near current-day Quebec City).

1 • ARTE • BARCO • CANADA • CANADIENSE • CARTIER • COLOR • COLOREADA • COMERCIANTE • DESCUBRIDOR • DIBUJO • EUROPEO • EXPLORACION • EXPLORADOR • FAMOSO • FLOTA • FRANCES • FRANCIA • GALEON • HISTORIA • HISTORICO • ILUSTRACION • IMPORTANTE • JACQUES • LAWRENCE • MAR • MARINA • MARINE • MAYOR • MEJORA • NAVEGACION • OBRA DE ARTE • OCEANO • REY • RIO • S. XVI • SANTO • SEA • SIGLO XVI • SIGLO • VELA (BARCO)