Jonathan Carver

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Jonathan Carver was an 18th-century British-American explorer and writer known for his travels and mapping in the upper Mississippi River region of North America.

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instanceOf British-American person
cartographer
explorer
writer
birthPlace British America NERFINISHED
Weymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED
birthYear 1710
citizenship British America NERFINISHED
Great Britain NERFINISHED
conflictParticipatedIn French and Indian War NERFINISHED
countryOfPublication Great Britain NERFINISHED
deathPlace London, England
deathYear 1780
describedIndigenousPeoples Dakota (Sioux) NERFINISHED
Ojibwe (Chippewa) NERFINISHED
Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) NERFINISHED
era 18th century
ethnicOrigin English
exploredRegion Great Lakes region NERFINISHED
present-day Iowa
present-day Minnesota
present-day Wisconsin
upper Mississippi River NERFINISHED
genre exploration narrative
travel literature
hasLegacy Carver County, Minnesota NERFINISHED
Carver, Minnesota NERFINISHED
influenced early American frontier literature
later explorers of the upper Mississippi region
knownFor early English-language account of the interior of North America
exploration of the upper Mississippi River region
mapping parts of the upper Mississippi and Great Lakes region
language English
maritalStatus married
militaryService Massachusetts provincial forces NERFINISHED
name Jonathan Carver NERFINISHED
notableWork Travels through the Interior Parts of North America in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768 NERFINISHED
notedFor detailed descriptions of North American geography and native cultures
occupation cartographer
explorer
surveyor
writer
subjectOf Carver’s Travels NERFINISHED
traveledYears 1766
1767
traveledYears 1768
workPublishedYear 1778

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Carver County, Minnesota namedAfter Jonathan Carver