Jean-Baptiste-Louis Franquelin
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Jean-Baptiste-Louis Franquelin was born at Saint-Michel de Villebernin, France
in 1651. He died in France around 1712. He was a cartographer
, a royal hydrographer
, and a teacher of navigation. He was also the first official cartographer in Canada.
Between 1674 and 1708, Franquelin drew around 50 detailed illustrated manuscript maps of New France
. Franquelin came to Canada as a trader in 1671. Canadian Governor Frontenac
recognized his talents and recruited him to draw maps of Canada. He recorded the explorations of Louis Jolliet
and Cavelier de La Salle
between 1674 and 1684. The French King appointed him royal hydrographer in 1688. He went to France in 1692 to complete a series of maps on the New England
coast. He had 13 children, but unfortunately, his wife and ten of his children drowned in a shipwreck in 1693. He held his Canadian appointment from 1686 to 1697 and again from 1701 to 1703. However, from 1694 to 1707, he worked for Louis XIVth military engineer Vauban
, and never returned to Canada.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1651. He died in France around 1712. He was a cartographer
Cartography
Cartography is the study and practice of making maps. Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.The fundamental problems of traditional cartography are to:*Set the map's...
, a royal hydrographer
Hydrography
Hydrography is the measurement of the depths, the tides and currents of a body of water and establishment of the sea, river or lake bed topography and morphology. Normally and historically for the purpose of charting a body of water for the safe navigation of shipping...
, and a teacher of navigation. He was also the first official cartographer in Canada.
Between 1674 and 1708, Franquelin drew around 50 detailed illustrated manuscript maps of New France
New France
New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...
. Franquelin came to Canada as a trader in 1671. Canadian Governor Frontenac
Louis de Buade de Frontenac
Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau was a French soldier, courtier, and Governor General of New France from 1672 to 1682 and from 1689 to his death in 1698...
recognized his talents and recruited him to draw maps of Canada. He recorded the explorations of Louis Jolliet
Louis Jolliet
Louis Jolliet , also known as Louis Joliet, was a French Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America...
and Cavelier de La Salle
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, or Robert de LaSalle was a French explorer. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico...
between 1674 and 1684. The French King appointed him royal hydrographer in 1688. He went to France in 1692 to complete a series of maps on the New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
coast. He had 13 children, but unfortunately, his wife and ten of his children drowned in a shipwreck in 1693. He held his Canadian appointment from 1686 to 1697 and again from 1701 to 1703. However, from 1694 to 1707, he worked for Louis XIVth military engineer Vauban
Vauban
Sébastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban and later Marquis de Vauban , commonly referred to as Vauban, was a Marshal of France and the foremost military engineer of his age, famed for his skill in both designing fortifications and breaking through them...
, and never returned to Canada.