Jacques Marquette travelled at a period when the map still had blanks on it, and filled some of them.
The record lists Jacques Marquette as French Jesuit and explorer (1637–1675).
Jacques Marquette was born at Laon in 1637. His recorded nationality is Kingdom of France.
Seventeenth-century voyaging was commercial and Dutch-led, mapping coastlines for companies rather than kings.
He is recorded as explorer, missionary and catholic priest.
The record of exploration is also a record of the people already living in the places reached.
Recognition followed: Person of National Historic Significance.
Jacques Marquette died in 1675, aged 38. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Person of National Historic Significance
- Recorded as explorer, missionary and Catholic priest
