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CANADIAN EXPLORERS

Post by aukepalmhof » Sun Sep 27, 2015 8:14 pm

The left top stamp shows Étienne Brûlé with a canoe.
The explorers of New France introduced Europeans to the Canadians Indians, outlined the geography of Central Canada and found the way west. Born in France about 1592, Étienne Brûlé (c1592 – 1633) arrived at Quebec in 1608. In 1610 Samuel de Champlain sent him to live with the Huron and to learn their language. The adventurous Brûlé was more than an interpreter, though. He became the first European to shoot the Lachine rapids and to set eyes on Lakes Huron, Ontario, Superior and Erie. Artist Frederick Hagan of Newmarket, Ontario, created the images for these stamps. The paintings project the power of strong colour to evoke the moods of changing seasons and landscape. Forest, lake, river and hilltops combine with elements of cartography and the heraldry of flags to suggest the activities and experiences of the early explorers of Central Canada. J.F. Britton of Oakville, Ontario, prepared the typography for the stamp designs. Most probably the canoe used as seen on the stamp was a “north canoe” also named “canot de maitre”.

The top right stamps shows Radisson and Des Groseilliers with in the middle of the stamp a voyage canoe.

In the 1640's, Radisson and Des Groseilliers arrived in New France. Both were seasoned coureurs de bois when in August 1659 they set out together for the "pays d'en haut" (hinterland). Geographic information gained from their conversations with the Lake Superior Indians led to the creation of the Hudson's Bay Company. Artist Frederick Hagan of Newmarket, Ontario, created the images for these stamps.

The lower stamp left shows also a voyage canoe.

In 1672 the Governor of New France commissioned Joliet, fur trader, organist and former candidate for the priesthood, to lead an expedition to the Mississippi River. He and Father Marquette, a Jesuit fluent in six Indian languages, discovered the Mississippi in 1673 and determined that it flowed south, not west.

The lower right stamp depict not a watercraft.

The explorers of New France introduced Europeans to the Canadians Indians, outlined the geography of Central Canada and found the way west. Champlain wanted to convert the Indians to Christianity, so in 1615 he brought Recollet missionaries to New France. Jesuits and Sulpicians, followed later. These were the best educated and most idealistic explorers yet to reach Canada. Their detailed reports were a goldmine of information for both contemporaries and historians.

Canada 1987 34c sg1232/35, scott?

Canadian Post press release 1987.
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