Samuel Hearne

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Samuel Hearne was an 18th-century English explorer and fur trader best known for his overland expeditions in northern Canada, which helped map the Arctic interior and assess routes toward the Northwest Passage.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century explorer
British person
Hudson's Bay Company employee
cartographer
explorer
fur trader
associatedWith Chipewyan guides
Dene peoples
surface form: Dene people

Matonabbee
birthDate 1745
birthPlace London, England
citizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
countryOfExploration Canada
deathCause illness
deathDate 1792
deathPlace London, England
employer Hudson's Bay Company
era 18th century
explorationObjective assessment of potential Northwest Passage routes overland
search for copper deposits near the Coppermine River
explorationRegion Arctic interior of North America
Hudson Bay region
northern Canada
genre exploration narrative
influenced later Arctic exploration planning
knownFor assessing routes toward the Northwest Passage
early mapping of the Arctic interior of North America
journey to the Coppermine River
overland expeditions in northern Canada
language English
mapped overland route from Hudson Bay to the Arctic coast
militaryService Royal Navy
name Samuel Hearne self-link
nationality British
notableWork A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean
notableWorkPublicationYear 1795
occupation author
explorer
fur trader
navigator
participatedIn Seven Years' War
surface form: Seven Years' War (as a sailor)
positionHeld governor of Fort Prince of Wales
reachedBodyOfWater Arctic Ocean
reachedRiver Coppermine River
subjectOf studies in Canadian exploration history
workLocation Churchill, Hudson Bay
Fort Prince of Wales

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Northwest Passage exploredBy Samuel Hearne
Samuel Hearne name Samuel Hearne self-link