George Vancouver
Key Points
- English Officer of the British Royal Navy
- Originally a midshipmen on Cook's Voyages
- Captain of his voyage to the Pacific Coast of North America in 1791
- First Man to circumnavigate Vancouver Island
- Met up with Bodgea Y Quadra at Nootka Sound in 1792, in order to transfer Spanish territory to Britan
- Which allowed control of fur trade on the west coast to Britan
- Natives referred to him as Macouba, who had seen Alexander Mackenzie 2 weeks earlier.
- Originally a midshipmen on Cook's Voyages
- Captain of his voyage to the Pacific Coast of North America in 1791
- First Man to circumnavigate Vancouver Island
- Met up with Bodgea Y Quadra at Nootka Sound in 1792, in order to transfer Spanish territory to Britan
- Which allowed control of fur trade on the west coast to Britan
- Natives referred to him as Macouba, who had seen Alexander Mackenzie 2 weeks earlier.
Summary
George Vancouver was an officer in the British Royal Navy. Best known for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America. Vancouver was the first man to circumnavigate Vancouver Island. He met up with Bodgea Y Quadra who was a Spanish commander. The two negotiated Fur Trade at Nootka Sound, a region on Vancouver Island. This negotiation allowed the control of fur trade on the west coast of Canada to Britain. Vancouver was referred to the Natives as Macouba, as they had thought he was Alexander Mackenzie who had been there two weeks previously.