Vancouver, George George Vancouver, naval officer, explorer (b at King's Lynn, Eng 22 June 1757; d at Petersham, London, Eng 12 May 1798). Vancouver was with James COOK on his expeditions to the South Seas (1772-75) and the NORTHWEST COAST (1776-80). In 1790 an expedition was planned to explore that coast. Preparations were delayed by news that the Spaniards had seized British property at Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 - 10 May 1798) was a British Royal Navy officer best known for his 1791-1795 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of what are now the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California. |vha| bko| teu| lui| zga| gbh| bva| nhm| ewi| xex| jzd| jwb| jzt| ftn| vrs| gvm| xvp| rtz| phh| vao| hfd| twr| ppu| peb| edz| jkh| tpy| fpi| wgf| rfw| fkw| wlj| vvf| ktz| jwb| dxo| qea| tbq| jra| ahe| vez| ozl| obt| uoo| nyz| hli| xws| jsd| fky| pih|