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Davis returned from his second voyage certain that he knew the location of the Northwest Passage
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Trading map based on Davis's explorations
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Credit: National Archives of Canada/NMC-21063
Source: National Archives of Canada

On Davis's first voyage, he sailed 290 kilometers into Cumberland Sound before turning back to England, certain that he had found a route to Asia
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Champlain's map of eastern Canada
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Les voyages de la Novvelle France occidentale, dicte Canada: faites par le Sr. De Champlain, Xainctongeois, capitaine pour le Roy en la Marine du Ponant, & toutes les descouuertes qu'il a faites en ce païs depuis l'an 1603,… Samuel de Champlain. Paris: Chez Louis Sevestre…, 1632.
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Champlain's map of Québec
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Les voyages dv sievr de Champlain, Xaintongeois, capitaine ordinaire pour le Roy en la marine, divisez en devx livres, ou, Iovrnal très-fidèle des observations faites, és decouuertures de la Nouuelle France…; Samuel de Champlain. Paris: Chez Iean Berjon…, 1613.
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Champlain's astrolabe
© Canadian Museum of Civilization
Artifact 989.56.1
Photo S90-640
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Champlain explored the area called New France on his first voyage
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Source: National Library of Canada

On his second voyage, Champlain mapped the eastern coastline from Cape Breton to Cape Cod
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Source: National Library of Canada

Sketch showing Champlain in battle
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Les voyages dv sievr de Champlain, Xaintongeois, capitaine ordinaire pour le Roy en la marine, divisez en devx livres, ou, Iovrnal très-fidèle des observations faites, és decouuertures de la Nouuelle France…; Samuel de Champlain. Paris: Chez Iean Berjon…, 1613.

Title page of Champlain's published account of his voyages
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Les voyages de la nouvelle France occidentale, dicte Canada faits par le S' de Champlain; Samuel de Champlain; Paris : Chez Claude Collet, 1632.
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17th-century galleon
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Credit: National Archives of Canada/C-099234
Source: National Archives of Canada