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Monument of Samuel D. Champlain

Date: 1912
Description: Statue dedicated to the French geographer, explorer and colonialist Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635). A bronze man in a cape stands at the top of the pedes...
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Cristoforo Colombo

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Description: Posthumous portrait of Christopher Columbus (c. 1451 – 5/20/1506), navigator, colonizer, and explorer, by Italian Renaissance painter Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (...
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Dr. Fredrick A. Cook

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Description: Explorer Dr. Fredrick A. Cook (6/10/1865 – 8/5/1940) in fur-lined coat with hood. Cook is notable for his claim of having reached the North Pole on 4/21/19...
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Portrait of Pierre Le Moyne

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Description: A portrait (etching) of Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville (7/16/1661 — c. 7/9/1706), soldier, ship captain, explorer, colonial administrator, knight of th...
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Monument of Thorfinn Karlsefni

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Description: Older woman standing outdoors next to a sculpture of Thorfinn Karlsefni, an Icelandic-born Scandinavian explorer of North America. Behind her is the Schuyl...

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