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Samuel Hearne (February 1745 – November 1792) was an English explorer, fur-trader, author and naturalist. He was the first European to make an overland excursion across northern Canada to the Arctic Ocean, specifically to Coronation Gulf, via the Coppermine River.
Jan 7, 2008 · Samuel Hearne, explorer, fur trader, author, naturalist (born 1745 in London, England; died November 1792 in London, England). Samuel Hearne was the first European to travel by land across the Arctic from the east coast to the Arctic Ocean.
Samuel Hearne (born 1745, London, England—died November 1792, London) was an English seaman, fur trader, and explorer, the first European to make an overland trip to the Arctic Ocean in what is now Canada. He was also the first to show the trend of the Arctic shore.
HEARNE, SAMUEL, explorer, fur-trader, author, and naturalist; b. 1745 in London, England, son of Samuel and Diana Hearne; d. November 1792 in London. Samuel Hearne’s father, who had shown energy and imagination as managing engineer of the London Bridge Water Works, died in 1748.
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May 29, 2018 · Samuel Hearne (1745-1792) was an English explorer who surveyed the Coppermine River, discovered the "Northern Ocean," and searched for the Northwest Passage. Samuel Hearne was born in London, the son of Samuel and Diana Hearne.
Samuel Hearne Is the First European to Reach the Arctic Ocean by Land Route. Overview. In the late 1760s reports from Native American traders at the Hudson's Bay Company's Prince of Wales Fort told of a large river leading to the Arctic Ocean with a wealthy copper mine at its mouth.
Samuel Hearne (1745–1792) grew up in London, England, where his father was secretary of the London Bridge Water Works Company. Hearne was an ambitious young man and enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1757 at the age of 12.
The Canadian Hudson’s Bay Company commissioned Samuel Hearne to go on an overland journey in search of the North-West Passage – the seaway through the Arctic, linking the Pacific and Arctic Oceans – in 1772.
Samuel Hearne (1745-1792) Samuel Hearne was a contradictory and controversial character. He was a gentle man who avoided violence when he could, but lashed out when it was necessary to achieve his goal; he loved good clothes and food, but could go long
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Widely recognized as a classic of northern-exploration literature, A Journey to the Northern Ocean is Samuel Hearne's story of his three-year trek to seek a trade route across the...
