Samuel de champlain accomplishments
Samuel de champlain first voyage.
Samuel de Champlain is born on August 13, (although this date is disputed) in the fortified town of Brouage, France.
His father, Antoine de Champlain, is a captain in the French marine, and Brouage is a key manufacturing center and port for salt shipping.
When was samuel de champlain born
Little is known about Champlain's upbringing, but he studies navigation and cartography.
Between and , Champlain sails with his uncle on a large French ship chartered by the Spanish government.
They travel extensively in the Caribbean and visit several Spanish ports in the New World. Champlain gains a reputation as a strong navigator, and he eventually plans to become a geographer, like his uncle.
In , Champlain is named royal geographer in the court of King Henry IV. He serves in this position until As part of his duties, he travels to Fre