George Vancouver
Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a British officer of the Royal Navy who is best known for his 1791–1795 expedition, which explored and mapped the northwest of North America, including the coasts of what are now Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. He also explored the Hawaiian Islands and the southwest coast of Australia.
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 A portrait from the late 18th century by an unknown artist believed to show George Vancouver | |
| Born | 22 June 1757 King's Lynn, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 10 May 1798 (aged 40) Petersham, Surrey, England |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Rank | Commander |
| Commands held | HMS Discovery (Vancouver Expedition, 1791–95) |
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The cities of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Vancouver, Washington, as well as Vancouver Island, are named after him.
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Life-sized gilded statue of George Vancouver on the British Columbia Legislative Buildings in Victoria, British Columbia
The Discovery ran aground in early August 1792 on hidden rocks in Queen Charlotte Strait in the Pacific Ocean, near Fife Sound.
In The Caneing in Conduit Street (1796), James Gillray caricatured Thomas Pitt's street corner assault on Vancouver back in London
Vancouver's grave in St Peter’s Church, Petersham
A statue of George Vancouver in front of Vancouver City Hall
Statue of George Vancouver in King's Lynn, his birthplace in England
Gate to the Northwest Passage (1980) by Vancouver artist Alan Chung Hung, commemorating the entrance of Captain Vancouver into Burrard Inlet.
1798 engraving of New Eddystone Rock in Alaska, in George Vancouver's report to King George III. It is made of basalt.
