Category Archives: navigator

Thomas Aubert

Posted on March 27, 2020 by beaugrand

  Thomas Aubert Thomas Aubert, originating in Rouen, France was a sailor, navigator of Dieppe and one of the first French explorers of the New World. In 1508, probably in the company of Giovanni da Verrazano for the coast of … Continue reading →

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Jean Cousin

Posted on November 6, 2019 by beaugrand

Jean Cousin, also Jehan Cousin, was a 15th-century French Normand navigator who was said to have discovered the New World in 1488, four years before Christopher Columbus when he landed in Brazil around the mouth of the Amazon. Cousin’s travel … Continue reading →

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Jean Ribault

Posted on August 28, 2018 by beaugrand

Jean Ribault 1520, Dieppe, France, 1565, Fort Caroline, Jacksonville, FLage 45 He was a French naval officer, navigator, and a colonizer of what would become the southeastern United States. He was a major figure in the French attempts to colonize … Continue reading →

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